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Fires across Southern Africa

The southern Africa biomass burning season is in full swing across (clockwise from top left) Democratic Republic of Congo, Zambia, Tanzania, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, and Malawi (center). Fires, marked with red dots, are an integral part of the farming and grazing practices in the region. This image was captured by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on the Aqua satellite on August 18, 2003.


Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Rapid Response Team,NASA/GSFC

Published August 19, 2003
Data acquired August 18 - 18, 2003

Source:
Aqua > MODIS
Topics:
Human Dimensions > Environmental Impacts > Biomass Burning
Human Dimensions > Natural Hazards > Fires
Collections:
MODIS Rapid Response
Visible Earth