Medano Fire (IMAGE)

National Center for Atmospheric Research/University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

Medano Fire

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On June 6, 2010, lightning ignited the Medano Fire in Great Sand Dunes National Park in Colorado. By the time this image was taken on June 23, more than 5,000 acres had burned.

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©UCAR. Photo by David Hosansky.

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