Wildfires and smoke in Quebec, Canada

Smoke from multiple large wildfires in Québec, Canada, is drifting far to the south in this Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) image from July 6, 2002. Active fire detections are indicated with red dots. On Sunday, July 7, the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Center reported 7 out-of-control fires burning south of James Bay (the southern extension of Hudson Bay, seen at upper left in the image). More lightning is expected on Monday, further increasing the fire danger.

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

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

Source:

Terra > MODIS

Topic:

Human Dimensions > Natural Hazards > Fires

Collections:

MODIS Rapid Response

Visible Earth