Scores of fires were burning in Mozambique on August 4, 2006. The widespread nature of the fires suggests that these are intentional agricultural fires that people are using to clear or renew crop or range land.
Published Aug 4, 2006Red 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, 2009On January 28, 2007, MODIScaptured this image of scores of fires burning across Southeast Asia, mostly in Cambodia around the Tonle Sap. Actively burning fires are marked in red.
Published Jan 30, 2007A handful of fires in the Bío-Bío region of Chile were detected by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer on NASA’s Aqua satellite on January 13, 2007. The largest of the fires are near the coast, south of the Itata River.
Published Jan 16, 2007