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   May 18, 2022 - Black Fire and Bear Trap Fire in New Mexico   
      
      Black Fire in New Mexico   
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      On May 16, 2022, strong winds continued to fan the ferocious fire   
      season in New Mexico. On that date, the Moderate Resolution Imaging   
      Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on board NASA’s Aqua satellite acquired a   
      true-color image focused on fires located in the southwestern portion   
      of the state.   
      
      A large plume of thick smoke billows from several active fronts on the   
      rapidly expanding Black Fire, which ignited on May 13 in a wilderness   
      area in the Gila National Forest. Due to high temperatures, critically   
      low humidity of only 2-5 percent and gusty winds, by the evening of May   
      16 the fire had grown to 18,762 acres. Less than 24 hours later, in the   
      early afternoon of May 17, the fire had torched 56,132 acres of timber   
      and grassland. Firefighters expect the fire to continue extreme   
      activity, including active flanking and single tree torching for the   
      next several days, as above-normal temperatures and critically low   
      relative humidity are forecast through the weekend into next week.   
      
      A very small plume of smoke rises from a patch of green to the north of   
      the Black Fire, then blends with the large plume. This rises from the   
      Bear Trap fire, which was first reported as a 100-acre fire on May 1 in   
      Bear Trap Canyon of the San Mateo Mountains. As of May 17, this fire   
      had burnt 15,215 acres and was 28 percent contained. The incident   
      report published on InciWeb – Incident Information System website noted   
      that fuels are extremely dry in all categories. Live fuel moisture   
      remains at critical levels due to lack of seasonal precipitation. These   
      conditions also apply to the Black Fire, and the entire region.   
      
      Image Facts   
      Satellite:  Aqua   
      Date Acquired: 5/16/2022   
      Resolutions:  1km (212.4 KB),  500m (537.8 KB),  250m (314.6   
      KB)   
      Bands Used: 1,4,3   
      Image Credit: MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC   
      
      
      
   https://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov/gallery/individual.php?db_date=2022-05-18   
       
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