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Smoke plume from oil fire near Baghdad, Iraq

First captured in imagery acquired on June 25, oil and sulfur fires continued to burn in Iraq on June 28, 2003. This Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) image from the Terra satellite shows dark brown and black smoke from burning oil in the center of the image, and a white plume of smoke from a sulfur fire burning at an industrial facility in northern Iraq at the top. The white smoke is spread over much of the eastern half of the image, and according to local media reports is having severe environmental and health impacts.


Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC

Published July 2, 2003
Data acquired June 28 - 28, 2003

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