Northern Italy

A few fires were detected across Italy (center) on July 20, 2003, by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on the Aqua satellite and are marked with red dots. The snow-covered Alps arc across the northern part of the country, while the southern part of the country stretches into the Mediterranean Sea. At bottom center, a large, smoky fire is burning in central Corsica.

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Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC

Published July 20, 2003
Data acquired July 20 - 20, 2003

Source:

Aqua > MODIS

Topic:

Human Dimensions > Natural Hazards > Fires