Wildfires in Quebec and smoke over United States East Coast

In central Québec, Canada, numerous wildfires (red dots) are billowing thick smoke toward the southwest. Within days, the smoke had reached the Great Lakes and New England regions of the United States. This series of images from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) begins on July 5, 2002.

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

Published July 9, 2002
Data acquired July 8 - 8, 2002

Source:

Terra > MODIS

Topic:

Human Dimensions > Natural Hazards > Fires

Collections:

MODIS Rapid Response

Visible Earth