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Collection:
NASA Earth Observatory Collection
Title:
Fires In Alaska and Northern Canada
Description:
Since mid-June 2004, dozens of wildfires, mostly triggered by lightning, have been burning across east-central Alaska in the Yukon Flats region. This image from the Mod erate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Aqu a satellite shows the fires and thick smoke on July 13. Areas where MODIS detected active fires are outlined in red.

Image courtesy the MOD IS Rapid Response Team, NASA-Goddard Space Flight Center
Satellite - Sensor:
Aqua- MODIS
facet_what:
Aqua
facet_where:
Alaska
facet_where:
Canada
facet_where:
Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
facet_when:
June 2004
facet_when_year:
2004
UID:
SPD-ETOBS-12247
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Fires In Alaska and Northern Canada