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Data acquired August 4 - 4, 2002 1400 x 1050 514 KB - JPEG
Data acquired August 4 - 4, 2002 2800 x 2100 2 MB - JPEG
Data acquired August 4 - 4, 2002 5600 x 4200 5 MB - JPEG
Multiple large wildfires are burning in Alaska on August 4, 2002. According to National Interagency Fire Center reports more than 288,000 acres are ablaze across the state. This Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) image shows fires (red dots) and the heavy smoke being produced. Compared to the image from August 1, fire activity appears to have significantly increased.
In this false-color images, vegetation is bright green, and burned areas are reddish-brown. Smoke is blue.
Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC
Published August 5, 2002 Data acquired August 4 - 4, 2002