Widely Scattered Fires across Central Africa

Thousands of fires continue to burn across northwestern and central Africa as of December 24, 2002.

Scores of fires continue to burn across the savannas and the Sahel of central Africa. This true-color image from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on the Aqua satellite was captured on November 30, 2002, and shows active fire detections marked with red dots. In the upper right hand quadrant, Lake Chad and its surrounding wetlands make a green splash against the paler desert sands of the Sahara.

Metadata

  • Sensor

    Aqua/MODIS

  • Start Date

    2002-11-30

  • Event Start Date

    2002-11-05

  • NH Image ID

    5281

  • NH Event ID

    5159

  • NH Posting Date

    2002-12-04