Fires in Mato Grosso State, Brazil

In the Mato Grosso region of Brazil, fire is a major cause of deforestation. Slash and burn agriculture is used to clear tropical forests for farming and ranching, and this MODIS image from May 30, 2002, shows the resulting transformation and fragmentation of the landscape that results. A road cuts up through the intact forests in the north.

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

Published June 3, 2002
Data acquired May 30 - 30, 2002

Source:

Terra > MODIS

Topics:

Human Dimensions > Environmental Impacts > Deforestation

Human Dimensions > Natural Hazards > Fires

Collection:

MODIS Rapid Response