Fires in eastern Russia

While snow still blankets eastern Russia (right) and China (left) and ice still fills inlets, bays, and lakes such as Lake Khanka (center), a few fires (red dots) indicate that farmers in the region may be thinking of spring, and are using fire to clear the land for planting or to renew pasture. This image is from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on the Aqua satellite on March 5, 2003.

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Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC

Published March 5, 2003
Data acquired March 5 - 5, 2003

Source:

Aqua > MODIS

Topic:

Human Dimensions > Natural Hazards > Fires

Collections:

MODIS Rapid Response

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