On June 27, 2013, NASA’s Aqua satellite captured this image of wildfires burning in northeastern Russia.
Published Jun 27, 2013
Scores of fires (marked in red) were choking the skies above far eastern Russia (left) and Sakhalin Island (right) on July 24, 2003. According to news reports, the Russian Emergencies Ministry is saying this may the worst year on record for forest fires in the region.
Published Jul 25, 2003
More than 30 taiga wildfires burned in the Far East of Russia on July 10, 2012.
Published Jul 10, 2012
Red outlines in this true-color image from September 17, 2009, show hotspots where fires burn. Smoke is especially conspicuous over the Indian Ocean.
Published Sep 18, 2009
