Smoke from fires in Alberta and Saskatchewan over Manitoba, Ontario, and Minnesota

Smoke from prairie fires in Alberta and Saskatchewan, Canada (to the west of the areas pictured here), appears to be riding along with the prevailing winds and heading west across Manitoba (top left), Ontario (top right), and even dips down into Minnesota (bottom center), west of Lake Superior. This image was captured by MODIS on May 31, 2002.

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Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC

Published June 2, 2002
Data acquired May 31 - 31, 2002

Source:

Terra > MODIS

Topic:

Human Dimensions > Natural Hazards > Fires

Collections:

MODIS Rapid Response

Visible Earth