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Fires Scar Northern Botswana

Satellites detect fires that are not necessarily being reported. Scientists are taking note and compiling global views of fire behavior and evolution.

This image originally appeared in the NASA Earth Observatory story Fires Scar Northern Botswana.

NASA Earth Observatory images by Lauren Dauphin, using MODIS data from NASA EOSDIS/LANCE and GIBS/Worldview. Story by Michael Carlowicz.

Published October 22, 2018
Data acquired September 15 - October 18, 2018

Sources:: Aqua > MODIS; Terra > MODIS

Collection:: MODIS Rapid Response