Fires
Intense fires raged in South Africa on July 28, 2007, when the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) flying on NASA’s Aqua satellite captured this image.
Widespread fires produce thick smoke in this image of South Africa from September 15, 2010.
Land Fires
Unusually cold temperatures and snow marked the first week of August 2006 in South Africa.
Severe Storms Snow and Ice
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