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Fires across Borneo

On August 10, 2004, scores of fires were burning across the island of Borneo. Fires were burning in the Sarawak region of Malaysia, which occupies the northern part of the island, as well as the Kalimantan region of Indonesia, which occupies the southern part. Fires are especially concentrated in the West, around the coastal city of Sinkawang (lighter green area south of the western tip of the island). The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Aqua satellite captured this image as well the location of active fires (marked in red).


Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC

Published August 10, 2004
Data acquired August 10, 2004

Source:
Aqua > MODIS
Collection:
Visible Earth