Fires in Mexico and Guatemala

A large number of fires can be seen burning throughout Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, and El Salvador. The fires, which are represented by red dots, are burning hot enough to be seen by the MODIS sensor, which flies in an orbit 705 km above the Earth's surface. The smoke plumes from a number of the fires are visible at the 1 km resolution and can be seen more clearly in the higher resolutions.

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Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC

Published April 9, 2002
Data acquired March 31 - 31, 2002

Source:

Terra > MODIS

Topic:

Human Dimensions > Natural Hazards > Fires

Collection:

Visible Earth