Stubble Burning in Punjab, India

As they do every fall, farmers in northern India burned crop residue following the harvest.

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NASA image courtesy Jeff Schmaltz, LANCE MODIS Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC. Caption and image annotations by Adam Voiland.

Published November 13, 2015
Data acquired November 6, 2015

Source:

Suomi NPP > VIIRS

Collection:

MODIS Image of the Day