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	Fires In Alaska and Northern Canada Numerous large wildfires were blazing across central Alaska (western two-thirds of image) and Yukon Territory, Canada (eastern third of image) on August 22, 2004. The image from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Terra satellite shows the incredibly thick blanket of smoke flowing like a vast river between the Brooks Range Mountains in the northern part of Alaska and the Alaska Range to the south. Red dots indicate the location of 1-square-kilometer pixels in which MODIS detected actively burning fires. According to reports from the Alaska Interagency Fire Center on August 23, there have been 616 fires this season, which have burned nearly 5.5 million acres. NASA image courtesy Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA-Goddard Space Flight Center Recommend this Image to a Friend Fires: Topic Home | Archive | Related Links Natural Hazards Home | Section FAQ		Where in the World Image Posted August 24, 2004 Satellite & Sensor Terra- MODIS Other Images for this Event     Posted: Sep 07, 2004     Posted: Aug 19, 2004     Posted: Aug 17, 2004     Posted: Aug 12, 2004     Posted: Jul 19, 2004     Posted: Jul 15, 2004     Posted: Jul 15, 2004     Posted: Jul 13, 2004     Posted: Jul 12, 2004     Posted: Jul 06, 2004     Posted: Jul 02, 2004     Posted: Jul 01, 2004     Posted: Jul 01, 2004     Posted: Jul 01, 2004     Posted: Jul 01, 2004     Posted: Jun 30, 2004     Posted: Jun 30, 2004     Posted: Jun 29, 2004     Posted: Jun 28, 2004     Posted: Jun 28, 2004     Posted: Jun 25, 2004     Posted: Jun 24, 2004     Posted: Jun 23, 2004     Posted: Jun 22, 2004     Posted: Jun 21, 2004 Fires Latest Events Fires in Oregon and Northern California Fire in the Kalahari Fires in Mozambique, Zimbabwe, and South Africa Fires in Central South America Fires in Idaho Bushfires in Northern Territory, Australia

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