Fires and Saharan dust in Western Africa

On November 5, 2002, the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on the Terra satellite captured this true-color image of West Africa and numerous fires (red dots) burning the throughout the Sahel and savannas of Senegal (center left), Mali (center right), and Guinea (bottom).

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Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC

Published November 7, 2002
Data acquired November 5 - 5, 2002

Source:

Terra > MODIS

Topic:

Human Dimensions > Natural Hazards > Fires

Collection:

MODIS Rapid Response