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Fires in Portugal

Fires in southern Portugal (left) continued to burn largely out of control on August 13, 2003, when this image was captured by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on the Terra satellite. Fires were also detected in Spain (right). At the top of the image, numerous aircraft contrails are visible, perhaps from the water carriers that are helping to battle the region’s fires.


Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC

Published August 13, 2003
Data acquired August 13 - 13, 2003

Source:
Terra > MODIS
Topics:
Atmosphere > Aerosols > Cloud Condensation Nuclei
Atmosphere > Clouds > Cloud Condensation Nuclei
Human Dimensions > Natural Hazards > Fires
Collections:
MODIS Rapid Response
Visible Earth