Okefenokee Fire

It is good to observe

Shame NASA will be losing some of this capability over the next few years.
Maybe no one will notice next time.

Or you could go for the high-res version

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Here about 100 miles south of the fire, where skies turned sickly yellow-brown for days, we (& the state Forestry Service) call it the Bugaboo Fire. This is because (a) it was reportedly started by a lightning strike on Bugaboo Island in the Okefenokee Swamp, and (b) it sounds so good in a southern accent.

By Pierce R. Butler (not verified) on 03 Jun 2007 #permalink