Fires Across Northern South America

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January 13 12:00:00, 2003JPEG

Fires were still burning across the Llanos on January 13, 2003. This Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) image shows Columbia (left) and Venezuela (right) and numerous fires (red dots) scattered across the region.

Image courtesy Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC

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Fires Across Northern South America

Biomass burning has been particularly intense in northern South America in recent months. This new MOPITT image shows concentrations over the region as recent as March 18, 2003.