Fires Rage in Central Chile

Fueled by a summer heatwave, the blazes scorched entire neighborhoods in the city of Viña del Mar.

This image originally appeared in the NASA Earth Observatory story Fires Rage in Central Chile.

NASA Earth Observatory image by Michala Garrison, using MODIS data from NASA EOSDIS LANCE and GIBS/Worldview. Story by Emily Cassidy.

Published February 5, 2024
Data acquired February 3, 2024