Wildfires and smoke in Saskatchewan, Canada

Dozens of large fires (red dots) were burning in Saskatchewan, Canada, on June 26, 2002. These true and false color images of the smoky scene were captured by the Moderate resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer.In the false-color image, vegetation is green, burned areas are reddish brown, and clouds and smoke are light blue.

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

Published July 6, 2002
Data acquired June 26 - 26, 2002

Source:

Terra > MODIS

Topic:

Human Dimensions > Natural Hazards > Fires

Collections:

MODIS Rapid Response

Visible Earth