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Data acquired August 11 - 11, 2003 1100 x 850 197 KB - JPEG
Data acquired August 11 - 11, 2003 2200 x 1700 709 KB - JPEG
Data acquired August 11 - 11, 2003 4400 x 3400 2 MB - JPEG
Development and agriculture continue to push their way into theAmazon Rainforest of western Brazil. Tan-colored lines and rectangles in thisModerate ResolutionImaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) image from August 11, 2003, mark outland cleared of forest (deep green). Much of the deforestation has occurredin Rondonia state, which covers the image at right, southeast of the MadeiraRiver, which runs through the top center of the image. North of the MadeiraRiver, a road pushes into Amazonas, with numerous fires (red dots) suggestingmore clearing may be underway. Left of image center, the forests of the Pandoregion of Bolivia remain undisturbed.
Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Rapid Response Team,NASA/GSFC
Published August 14, 2003 Data acquired August 11 - 11, 2003