Aerosols from the smoky blazes rose as high at 9 kilometers into the atmosphere.
Image of the Day Heat Land Fires
Wildfires burned in eastern Russia on August 28, 2012.
Fires
Dozens of fires raged in the southern part of the Siberian region.
Heat Fires
Smoke billowed from several fires in north-central Russia in June 2016.
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Russian authorities grapple with fires near Novisibirsk.
Land Fires
Fires in Russia in May 2014 fueled pyrocumulus clouds that pumped smoke high into the atmosphere.
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Fires in the Far East of Russia produced large amounts of smoke on June 28, 2012.
More than 30 taiga wildfires burned in the Far East of Russia on July 10, 2012.
Widespread forest fires veiled the forests of Siberia in a thick curtain of smoke on July 18, 2011.
During spring 2015, several fires lit by farmers escaped control and raced through villages in southern Siberia.
Land Dust and Haze Fires Human Presence
On June 27, 2013, NASA’s Aqua satellite captured this image of wildfires burning in northeastern Russia.
Atmosphere Land Fires
Thick smoke billowed from fires in Yakutia on July 10, 2012.
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