A satellite photo of the wildfire in the BWCA shows its breadth. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration published this on Sept. 13, one day after the fire 'made an unprecedented 16-mile run to the east.
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Satellite photo speaks 10,000 words
September 21, 2011 at 6:37PM
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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(The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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Josephine Marcotty
ReporterJosephine Marcotty has covered the environment in Minnesota for eight years, with expertise in water quality, agriculture, critters and mining. Prior to that she was a medical reporter, with an emphasis on mental illness, transplant medicine and reproductive health care.
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