Fires and smoke across Siberia

Dozens of fires were raging across Siberia on July 25, 2003, and were detected by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on the Terra satellite. Marked with red dots, the fires are creating a blanket of smoke, which in recent days has caused airports in the region to close due to lack of visibility.

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Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC

Published July 25, 2003
Data acquired July 25 - 25, 2003

Source:

Terra > MODIS

Topic:

Human Dimensions > Natural Hazards > Fires

Collections:

MODIS Rapid Response

Visible Earth