Fires in Central Asia

On April 3, 2003, the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on the Terra satellite detected numerous fires (red dots) burning along the Sydar´ya River in Kazakhstan (upper right) and the Amudar´ya River in northwestern Uzbekistan (left). At bottom left is Turkmenistan. At upper left is the Aral Sea.

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Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC

Published April 3, 2003
Data acquired April 3 - 3, 2003

Source:

Terra > MODIS

Topic:

Human Dimensions > Natural Hazards > Fires