Fires in Central Alaska

Images & Animations

  • Credit

    Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC

Multiple large wildfires were detected by MODIS on May 29, 2002, in central Alaska. The area is drier than normal, and a rapid spring thaw exacerbated the problem. The fires in the northeast part of the image are close to the city of Fairbanks.

Metadata

  • Sensor

    Terra/MODIS

  • Visualization Date

    2002-06-02