Fires along the Southeast African coast

Fires along the Southeast African coast

A line of fires (red dots) is spread across the Drakensberg Mountains along Africa’s southeastern coastline in this Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) image from November 17, 2003. A few of the fires have noticeable smoke plumes. The image shows parts of southern Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland, and Lesotho.

Image courtesy Jesse Allen, based on data from the MODIS Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC