New Mexico Wildfires – May 14, 2022
Wildfires are currently burning in New Mexico, and these smoke plumes from the Calf Canyon/Hermits Peak fire were captured on May 10 (and shared on May 14 as Image of the Day) by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer on the NASA Aqua satellite. The Hermits Peak Fire began on April 6 and the Calf Canyon Fire began on April 19. The two fires merged together on April 24, and the subsequent Calf Canyon/Hermits Peak fire is the largest fire in the state’s history. An update from New Mexico Fire Information revealed that the fire is 50% contained as of May 31.
