Natural Hazards >> Fires >> Fires on Hispaniola Click here to view high-resolution version (1.97MB)   Image Acquired:  March 24, 2005
	Fires on Hispaniola A thick pall of smoke hung over several thousand square kilometers in the Central Mountains of the Dominican Republic on March 24, 2005, when this image was captured by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Terra satellite. Even through the smoke, MODIS detected several actively burning fires (red dots). March is typically a dry month for the island of Hispaniola, which is home to Haiti as well. As of March 25, the cause of the fires, which began in a national park near Pico Duarte, the island’s highest peak, had not been reported. NASA image created by Jesse Allen, Earth Observatory, using data obtained from the MODIS Rapid Response team. Recommend this Image to a Friend Fires: Topic Home | Archive | Related Links Natural Hazards Home | Section FAQ		Where in the World Image Posted March 25, 2005 Satellite & Sensor Terra- MODIS Other Images for this Event     Posted: Apr 08, 2005     Posted: Mar 23, 2005     Posted: Mar 21, 2005 Fires Latest Events Fires in Queensland Fires in Madagascar Fires near Los Angeles, California Fires in Oregon and Northern California Fire in the Kalahari Fires in Mozambique, Zimbabwe, and South Africa

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