Fires across Angola and the Democratic Republic of the Congo

The biomass burning season is central and southern Africa appears firmly underway in this true-color Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) from the Aqua satellite on May 8, 2003. Thousands of fires were detected by MODIS across Democratic Republic of Congo (top) and Angola (bottom) and are marked with red dots. The top of the image is clouded with smoke.

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Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC

Published May 9, 2003
Data acquired May 8 - 8, 2003

Source:

Aqua > MODIS

Topics:

Human Dimensions > Environmental Impacts > Biomass Burning

Human Dimensions > Natural Hazards > Fires

Collection:

MODIS Rapid Response