Media Update for Thursday, July 3, 2003

Envirocast^TM TV for Thursday, July 3, 2003

NASA's Aqua Satellite Captures Huge Wildfire in Alaska

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These images show a large wildfire burning In northeast Alaska near the border with Canada, as captured by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) image from the NASA's Aqua satellite on July 1, 2003. The red areas indicate thermal detections of very hot areas that were made by MODIS and show the fire locations. The fire is burning in a remote area about 250 miles north of Fairbanks. The fire has burned some 12,000 acres so far. The fire was started by lightning on June 29. The fire is not being monitored.		Image NTSC 720x486 030703_01_tva.jpg shows the wildfire burning in northeast Alaska, with annotations and an inset map showing the location.
		Image NTSC 720x486 030703_02_tva.jpg is the same as above, with annotations, but no inset map.
		Image NTSC 720x486 030703_03_tva.jpg is the same as above, but with no annotations.
		Image NTSC 720x486 030703_04_tva.jpg shows a close-up view of the fire, with annotations and an inset map showing the location.
		Image NTSC 720x486 030703_05_tva.jpg is the same as above, with annotations, but no inset map.
		Image NTSC 720x486 030703_06_tva.jpg is the same as above, but with no annotations.

		Image NTSC 640x480 030703_01_tvb.jpg shows the wildfire burning in northeast Alaska, with annotations and an inset map showing the location.
		Image NTSC 640x480 030703_02_tvb.jpg is the same as above, with annotations, but no inset map.
		Image NTSC 640x480 030703_03_tvb.jpg is the same as above, with annotations, but no inset map.
		Image NTSC 640x480 030703_04_tvb.jpg shows a close-up view of the fire, with annotations and an inset map showing the location.
		Image NTSC 640x480 030703_05_tvb.jpg is the same as above, with annotations, but no inset map.
		Image NTSC 640x480 030703_06_tvb.jpg is the same as above, but with no annotations.

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