Fires near Lake Athabasca, Canada

near Lake Athabasca, which straddles the border between the Canadian provinces of Alberta (west) and Saskatchewan (east) numerous fires (red dots) were burning well into the summer. A large smoke plume stretches across Saskatchewan and into Manitoba, to its east. This image was acquired by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer on July 10, 2002.

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

Published July 20, 2002
Data acquired July 10 - 10, 2002

Source:

Terra > MODIS

Topic:

Human Dimensions > Natural Hazards > Fires

Collection:

Rapid Response Gallery