Fires in South Africa

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.

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Southern Africa Fires

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Fires and Smoke in Russia

This photo-like image from August 4, 2010, shows intense fires burning across central Russia and a thick plume of smoke stretching about 3,000 kilometers (1,860 miles).

Image of the Day Atmosphere Land Dust and Haze

Fires Spread Smoke over Buenos Aires

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Seasonal Fires in Southern Africa

Widespread fires produce thick smoke in this image of South Africa from September 15, 2010.

Land Fires

Smoke over Western Russia

A ribbon of smoke connects two clusters of intense fires in central Russia in this photo-like image from August 12, 2010.

Atmosphere Land Dust and Haze

Fires Stretch Across Central Africa

This image from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Aqua satellite from July 8, 2009, shows thick smoke from hundreds of fires burning in central Africa.

Atmosphere Land Life Fires Human Presence

Fires along the Southeast African coast

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Smoke in Southern Africa

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