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Fires and smoke near Yakutsk, Russia

Fires continue to burn and produce a shroud of thick smoke in the central Siberian Plateau and east across the Lena River, barely visible through the smoke, into the Orulgan Mountains. This true-color MODIS image shows the fires marked with red dots.


Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team

Published July 20, 2001
Data acquired July 20, 2001

Source:
Terra > MODIS
Topic:
Human Dimensions > Environmental Impacts > Biomass Burning
Collection:
Visible Earth