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Fires and smoke in Siberia

Smoke and haze cover Siberia as hundreds of fires burn in this Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) image taken by the Aqua satellite on July 26, 2003. News reports claim that up to 600,000 hectares have burned in Siberia so far this year. Active fire detections are indicated by red dots.


Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC

Published July 26, 2003
Data acquired July 26 - 26, 2003

Source:
Aqua > MODIS
Topic:
Human Dimensions > Natural Hazards > Fires
Collections:
MODIS Rapid Response
Visible Earth