Saharan dust off Corsica and Sardinia

A plume of tan-colored Saharan dust (bottom left) is blowing in from North Africa over the Mediterranean Sea in this Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) image from the Terra satellite on July 22, 2003. In the center of the image are Corsica (top) and Sardinia (bottom). Red dots on Corsica indicate MODIS. detection of an actively burning fire. A few fires were scattered across Italy (top right) as well.

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Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC

Published July 22, 2003
Data acquired July 22 - 22, 2003

Source:

Terra > MODIS

Topic:

Human Dimensions > Natural Hazards > Fires

Collection:

MODIS Rapid Response