Fires in Angola and Democratic Republic of the Congo

This MODIS true-color image shows active fires as red dots superimposed on a surface reflectance image of Angola (lower left) and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (upper right) in Africa.

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

Published May 18, 2001
Data acquired May 18, 2001

Source:

Terra > MODIS

Topic:

Human Dimensions > Environmental Impacts > Biomass Burning