Fires in Venezuela and Colombia

Widespread biomass burning in northern South America that began in late 2002 has continued into the new year. This true-color Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) image from the Terra satellite on January 4, 2003, shows active fire detections in Columbia (left) and Venezuela (right).

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Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC

Published January 7, 2003
Data acquired January 4 - 4, 2003

Source:

Terra > MODIS

Topics:

Human Dimensions > Environmental Impacts > Biomass Burning

Human Dimensions > Natural Hazards > Fires

Collection:

MODIS Rapid Response