![Smoke Plume from Badger Creek Fire Can Be Seen in Space [PHOTO]](http://townsquare.media/site/102/files/2018/06/Badger-Creek-Fire-via-NASA.jpg?w=630&h=420&zc=1&s=0&a=t&q=89&w=980&q=75)
Smoke Plume from Badger Creek Fire Can Be Seen in Space [PHOTO]
Forest fires can be devastating to land, structures, and wildlife. They affect the surrounding areas for miles and miles. At NASA, they recently shared a satellite image of the recent Badger Creek Fire. It gives us a global perspective of this natural disaster.
This photo is from NASA's Aqua satellite that capture this image of the giant smoke plume on June 11th at 11:30 AM MDT. As of publication time of this story, the fire has grown to 5,241 acres. The smoke, as we can see from this image, can be seen from space.
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