This is Colorado’s High Peak fire with its massive smoke plume visible from outer space earlier this month.Now a different fire, called the Waldo Canyon Fire has forced tens of thousands to evacuate from Colorado Springs.
It didn’t look like much just two days ago when NASA took this image of three Colorado Wildfires from outer space. But it’s exploded since then.
Here’s the biggest worry: this may just be the start for folks in Colorado.
NASA’s Earth Observatory had this to say on June 25, 2012:
Tim Mathewson, a fire meteorologist with the Rocky Mountain Area Coordination Center, remarked: “Current conditions are comparable to 2002 fire season, which was the worst in Colorado history. Fires haven’t burned as many acres at this point, but the drought conditions and fuel conditions are right up there with the 2002 season, if not worse.â€
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Right here, I will post updated Colorado Wildfire Images that are visible from space as I find them.
June 26, 2012 image of the Waldo Canyon fire. This is the one that forced so many to evacuate in Colorado Springs. Burning embers from the fire even started a small fire in an empty field on the U.S. Air Force Academy grounds. That fire is out. About 2,000 people who live on Academy grounds have been evactuated according to fire reports.
June 26, 2012 image of the Waldo Canyon fire. This is the one that forced so many to evacuate in Colorado Springs. Burning embers from the fire even started a small fire in an empty field on the U.S. Air Force Academy grounds. That fire is out. About 2,000 people who live on Academy grounds have been evactuated according to fire reports.Area Burned By Waldo Canyon Near And In Colorado Springs-How It Looks From A Satellite
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 The area in BROWN or GREEN (depending on your screen) is actually the area that burned during the wildfire near Colorado Springs. When NASA folks took this image from space on the 4th of July, the fire’s total burned area was 18,247 acres and the fire was 90% contained. If you enlarge the picture you’ll see the Mountain Shadows neighborhood listed. This is where you’ll find most of the 346 homes destroyed by the fire. By using the number of homes burned as a guide, it was the most destructive fire in Colorado history. Although it certainly was not the largest.
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