NASA ‘fire towers’ in space watch for wildfires on the rise

The Black Forest wildfire this June was one of the most destructive in Colorado history, in terms of homes lost. It started close to houses and quickly spread through the ponderosa pine canopies on the rolling hills near Colorado Springs. The wildfire destroyed 500 homes in the first 48 hours and killed two people.

Fuente : http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-08/nsf…