Fires in Myanmar

  • Credit

    Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC

This image from March 9, 2003, shows widespread biomass burning (red dots) across Myanmar (center) and surrounding countries in Southeast Asia. Smoke is pooling between ridges and in low-lying areas. Countries shown are Bangladesh (left), India (top left), China (top right), and Thailand (bottom right). The large river running north-south through Myanmar is the Irrawaddy River.

Metadata

  • Sensor

    Aqua/MODIS
  • Visualization Date

    2003-03-09