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Haze over the United States East Coast
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Published July 17, 2006
The East Coast of the US is featured in this MODIS Terra image, captured July 11, 2006. The region has experienced high temperatures - the haze you see in the image is likely a result of this. Smog (a word coined from the words 'smoke' and 'fog') is a...
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Fires in Central Canada
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Published July 8, 2006
Smoke continued to pour from fires in central and western Canada in the first week of July. This image from the MODIS on NASA’s Terra satellite on July 5, 2006, shows thick gray smoke hanging over Alberta...
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Amazon Greener in Dry Season than Wet
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Published July 5, 2006
The Amazon Basin (black outline) stretches across the heart of South America. Much of the area is covered by rainforests. Layer upon layer of amazingly diverse plants and trees reaches from the forest floor to the tree tops. With all this lush plant life, it can be hard to believe that parts of the Amazon go months...
Sicily
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Published July 4, 2006
This image of Sicily and the surrounding region was acquired by the MODIS on the Aqua satellite on July 2, 2006. The red dots represent active fires in the region....
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