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Fires in Kazakhstan

On August 10, 2002, the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on the Terra satellite captured this true-color image of Kazakhstan and numerous fires (red dots) burning there. The patchwork of small rectangles that dominates the northern part of the image shows plots of farm or ranch land, and the small scattered fires are likely for agricultural purposes. Some of the larger blazes to the south may be grassland fires, or agricultural burns that got out of control.


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

Published September 8, 2002
Data acquired August 10 - 10, 2002

Source:
Terra > MODIS
Topic:
Human Dimensions > Natural Hazards > Fires
Collections:
MODIS Rapid Response
Visible Earth