Fires and smoke in Northwest India

A strip of clouds cuts across fertile plains at the foothills of the Himalaya Mountains in northwest India in this Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) image captured by the Aqua satellite on October 16, 2003. Across the region, MODIS detected numerous fires, which have been marked with red dots.

Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC

Published October 16, 2003
Data acquired October 16 - 16, 2003

Source:

Aqua > MODIS

Topic:

Human Dimensions > Natural Hazards > Fires