Increasing wildfire activity was noted across parts of the Great Basin region of the western US on 20 July 2007 — according to the National Fire Interagency Center, there were 43 large fires burning in the states of Idaho and Nevada on that day (NOAA HMS fire and smoke product). AWIPS images of the GOES and MODIS 3.9µm/3.7µm... Read More

An AWIPS image of the MODIS sea surface temperature (SST) product on 06 July 2007 (above) showed a nice view of the complex structure of the water temperatures on that relatively cloud-free day over the western Great Lakes– the MODIS product indicated that SST values were as warm as 81.5º F (red... Read More

Unusually hot conditions developed across parts of the Desert Southwest during the first week of July 2007 — daily maximum temperatures on 05 July included 127º F (53º C) at Death Valley, California, 122º F (50º C) at several locations within the Lake Mead/Lake Mohave basin region of Nevada/Arizona, 120º F (49º C) at Needles,... Read More

The large “Angora wildfire” began to burn just south of Lake Tahoe in California sometime after 21:00 UTC (1:00 PM local time) on 24 June 2007, eventually destroying 254 homes and burning 3100 acres. Images of the 3.9µm InfraRed (IR) and visible channels from GOES-12 (above; Java animation) and GOES-11 (below; Java animation) revealed a... Read More