Fires Across Northern South America

Biomass burning has been particularly intense in northern South America in recent months. This new MOPITT image shows concentrations over the region as recent as March 18, 2003.

Widespread biomass burning in northern South America that began in late 2002 has continued into the new year. This true-color Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) image from the Terra satellite on January 4, 2003, shows active fire detections (red dots) in Columbia (left) and Venezuela (right).

Metadata

  • Sensor

    Terra/MODIS

  • Start Date

    2003-01-04

  • Event Start Date

    2002-12-12

  • NH Image ID

    5326

  • NH Event ID

    5185

  • NH Posting Date

    2003-01-08