Snow in Lesotho and fires in South Africa

The warming temperatures of Southern Hemisphere spring are already chasing away a late-season snowfall that fell in Lesotho in southern Africa on September 1. Lesotho is surrounded on all sides by the Republic of South Africa. To the country's east, numerous red outlines indicate where MODIS has detected fires.

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

Published September 3, 2001
Data acquired September 3, 2001

Source:

Terra > MODIS

Topics:

Cryosphere > Snow/Ice > Snow Melt

Human Dimensions > Environmental Impacts > Biomass Burning