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Data acquired July 24, 2005 3840 x 2880 3 MB - JPEG
Data acquired July 24, 2005 3556 x 2668 26 MB - GeoTIFF
Data acquired September 28, 2005 3840 x 2880 3 MB - JPEG
Data acquired September 28, 2005 3556 x 2668 27 MB - GeoTIFF
Data acquired September 28, 2005 JPEG
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In the state of Acre in western Brazil, farms and pastures are surrounded by large, undisturbed areas of Amazon Rainforest. Since January 2005, many areas in the state have been experiencing severe drought, and the forests have become tinder dry. Since August, agricultural fires—many of them ignited in violation of a state-declared ban—have been escaping control, racing through adjacent fields and spreading into the forests.
[NASA images by Jesse Allen (NASA Earth Observatory)and Jeff Schmaltz (MODIS Rapid Response)]
Published October 14, 2005 Data acquired September 28, 2005