The Rocky Mountains are on fire

Today's Image of the Day from NASA Earth Observatory shows smoke streaming over the Rocky Mountains from the East Troublesome fire, which has now burned through more than 190,000 acres.  A small fire that was ignited north of Hot Sulphur Springs on October 14th quickly exploded into the second largest fire in Colorado's history in just ten days.  On October 21, the fire grew from 30,000 to 170,000 acres within 24 hours as a result of strong winds.  In the Rocky Mountains, the fire has burned quickly through …