Fires (red dots) along the Amur River (center) in southeastern Russia appear to be growing more intense. This Moderate-resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) image was acquired on May 11, 2002.
Please note that the high-resolution scene provided here is 500 meters per pixel. For a copy of this scene at the sensor's fullest resolution, visit the MODIS Rapidfire site.
Image courtesy Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC
Fires burning across southeastern Russia in May are filling the air with smoke that reaches for miles.
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