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Fires and smoke near Lake Baikal, Russia

On August 6, 2005, the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Terra satellite captured this image of dozens of fires burning in the area surrounding Lake Baikal in south-central Russia. Actively burning fires that MODIS detected are marked in red, while smoke hangs over the lake itself. In the summer months, Russia’s boreal forests are prone to fires, both natural ones started by lightning strikes and people-caused fires.


Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC

Published August 9, 2005
Data acquired August 6, 2005

Source:
Terra > MODIS