Lake Athabasca, and smoke from fires in Alberta, Canada

This MODIS true-color image shows smoke from fires burning in Alberta, Canada, drifting north into the Northwest Territory. Straddling the border between Alberta on the left and Saskatchewan on the right is Lake Athabasca.

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

Published May 29, 2001
Data acquired May 29, 2001

Source:

Terra > MODIS

Topics:

Human Dimensions > Environmental Impacts > Biomass Burning

Hydrosphere > Surface Water > Lakes