Wildfires Scorch Montana, Idaho

More than half a million acres have burned in Montana this summer and several thousand more in Idaho. Satellite imagery shot on September 3 shows the extent of the burning in the two states.

The Rice Ridge fire doubled in size overnight, reaching 100,000 acres in Montana’s Lolo National Forest near Seeley Lake. That fire can be seen burning in the upper center portion on this video. Credit: CIRA/RAMMB/NOAA via Storyful