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Fires in Eastern Russia

Intense fires burning in the boreal forests of northeastern Russia, Alaska, and Canada in July 2009 filled Arctic skies with smoke.
Fires in Magadan Region, Russia’s Kolyma Mountains
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Fires in Magadan Region, Russia’s Kolyma Mountains

A pool of smoke from large forest fires collects over the Kolyma Mountains of northeastern Russia in this image from August 16, 2009.

Published Aug 17, 2009

Atmosphere Land Fires

Fires in Magadan Region, Russia’s Kolyma Mountains
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Fires in Magadan Region, Russia’s Kolyma Mountains

More than two dozen large, smoky fires were burning in the Magadan Region of northeastern Russia on August 1, 2009.

Published Aug 3, 2009

Atmosphere Land Fires

Fires Near the Aldan River, Russia
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Fires Near the Aldan River, Russia

Smoke from several large forest fires pooled against the base of a mountain range in eastern Russia on July 21, 2009.

Published Jul 21, 2009

Atmosphere Land Life Fires

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