Fires on Hispaniola

Smoke poured from fires burning in the Dominican Republic in this image, taken on March 18, 2005. The majority of the fires set on the island are probably agricultural fires, set to prepare land for planting. The largest fires, however, may be uncontrolled fires.

This image originally appeared in the NASA Earth Observatory story Fires on Hispaniola.

NASA image courtesy Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC. The image is available in additional resolutions.

Published March 22, 2005
Data acquired March 18, 2005

Source:: Aqua > MODIS