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Agricultural Fires in Northe
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Agricultural Fires in Northern India |
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At the foothills of the Himalaya Mountains in northwest India, a broad swath of fertile terrain is created where the rivers and streams of the region spill out of the mountains. In this Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) image from the Aqua satellite on October 21, 2003, numerous agricultural fires have been detected by the sensor and are marked with red dots. At image left is Pakistan and the broad, northern part of the Indus River Valley. The high-resolution image provided above is 500 meters per pixel. The MODIS Rapid Response System provides this image at MODIS' maximum spatial resolution of 250 meters. Image courtesy Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC |
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Agricultural Fires in Northw
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Agricultural Fires in Northwest India |
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While a dust storm blows out of the deserts of southern Afghanistan and Pakistan and southward down the Indus River Plain (image left), numerous active fires were burning in northwestern India in the shadow of the Himalaya (upper right). The widespread nature of the fires and the time of year suggest that they are being set intentionally for agricultural purposes. Though not necessarily hazardous, such large-scale burning can have a strong impact on weather, climate, human health, and natural resources. This image of the fires (marked in red) and the dust storm was captured by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA's Aqua satellite on October 9, 2004. Image courtesy Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA-GSFC |
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Agricultural Fires in Northw
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Agricultural Fires in Northwest India |
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In northwest India near the Indus River, irrigation supports agricultural production in the Punjab and Haryana provinces of the nation. In this image, numerous agricultural fires are burning in the region, and are marked with red dots. Smoke from the fires is probably contributing significantly to the regional haze seen in the image, however, dust and urban pollution could be factors as well. The haze gets trapped at the base of the Himalaya Mountains (upper right). This image was captured by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on the Aqua satellite on October 25, 2004. MODIS has detected fires in the region each day in the week leading up to the day of the image. NASA image courtesy Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA-Goddard Space Flight Center |
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Floods in Myanmar
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Floods in Myanmar |
| Description |
The Asian monsoon annually triggers floods along the major river systems of South Asia from the Indus River [ http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/natural_hazards_v2.php3?img_id=13769 ] in Pakistan to the Ganges and its tributaries [ http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/natural_hazards_v2.php3?img_id=13875 ] in India and the Mekong and Tonle Sap [ http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/natural_hazards_v2.php3?img_id=13796 ] in Cambodia and Vietnam. Draining Myanmar (Burma) from north to south, the Ayeyarwady (Irrawaddy) River also rose when late-season monsoon rains inundated the country in mid-September. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS [ http://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov ]) on NASA's Aqua [ http://aqua.nasa.gov/ ] satellite captured the top image of floods along the Ayeyarwady on September 25, 2006. Compared to its extent three weeks earlier (lower image), the river had spread several kilometers over its flood plain on September 25. Like many rivers, the Ayeyarwady splits into several branches across its wide, triangular delta, and it is this branching portion of the river that is shown in these images. Additional flooding is visible along the full extent of the river in the large image provided above. The images were made with both visible light (light that is visible to the human eye) and infrared light. This light combination makes it easier to distinguish water from land. Water is dark blue or black, while plant-covered land is bright green, bare land is tan, and clouds are pale blue and white. Photo-like versions of both the September 25 [ http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/subsets/?FAS_Myanmar/2006268 ] and September 5 [ http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/subsets/?FAS_Myanmar/2006248 ] images are available from the MODIS Rapid Response Team. NASA images courtesy the MODIS Rapid Response Team [ http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov ] at NASA GSFC. |
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Floods in Myanmar
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Floods in Myanmar |
| Description |
The Asian monsoon annually triggers floods along the major river systems of South Asia from the Indus River [ http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/natural_hazards_v2.php3?img_id=13769 ] in Pakistan to the Ganges and its tributaries [ http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/natural_hazards_v2.php3?img_id=13875 ] in India and the Mekong and Tonle Sap [ http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/natural_hazards_v2.php3?img_id=13796 ] in Cambodia and Vietnam. Draining Myanmar (Burma) from north to south, the Ayeyarwady (Irrawaddy) River also rose when late-season monsoon rains inundated the country in mid-September. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS [ http://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov ]) on NASA's Aqua [ http://aqua.nasa.gov/ ] satellite captured the top image of floods along the Ayeyarwady on September 25, 2006. Compared to its extent three weeks earlier (lower image), the river had spread several kilometers over its flood plain on September 25. Like many rivers, the Ayeyarwady splits into several branches across its wide, triangular delta, and it is this branching portion of the river that is shown in these images. Additional flooding is visible along the full extent of the river in the large image provided above. The images were made with both visible light (light that is visible to the human eye) and infrared light. This light combination makes it easier to distinguish water from land. Water is dark blue or black, while plant-covered land is bright green, bare land is tan, and clouds are pale blue and white. Photo-like versions of both the September 25 [ http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/subsets/?FAS_Myanmar/2006268 ] and September 5 [ http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/subsets/?FAS_Myanmar/2006248 ] images are available from the MODIS Rapid Response Team. NASA images courtesy the MODIS Rapid Response Team [ http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov ] at NASA GSFC. |
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Floods in Pakistan
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Floods in Pakistan |
| Description |
Normally floods are triggered by heavy rains, but the floods along the Indus River were caused by a heat wave followed by monsoon rains. High temperatures across southern Asia rapidly melted mountain snow packs, sending a gush of water down rivers across the region. The result has been widespread flooding along the arc of the Himalaya, the Hindu Kush, and the Pamirs spanning from Nepal to Tajikistan. Many of the flooded rivers empty into the Indus River, leaving it swollen beyond its normal size. Between June 18, 2005, right, and July 10, left, the river has nearly tripled in size. Both of these images were acquired by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS [ http://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov ]). This false color combination highlights the presence of water, which is dark blue. Clouds are light blue and white. NASA image created by Jesse Allen, Earth Observatory, using data obtained by the MODIS Rapid Response team. |
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Floods in Pakistan
| Title |
Floods in Pakistan |
| Description |
Normally floods are triggered by heavy rains, but the floods along the Indus River were caused by a heat wave followed by monsoon rains. High temperatures across southern Asia rapidly melted mountain snow packs, sending a gush of water down rivers across the region. The result has been widespread flooding along the arc of the Himalaya, the Hindu Kush, and the Pamirs spanning from Nepal to Tajikistan. Many of the flooded rivers empty into the Indus River, leaving it swollen beyond its normal size. Between June 18, 2005, right, and July 10, left, the river has nearly tripled in size. Both of these images were acquired by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS [ http://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov ]). This false color combination highlights the presence of water, which is dark blue. Clouds are light blue and white. NASA image created by Jesse Allen, Earth Observatory, using data obtained by the MODIS Rapid Response team. |
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Floods in Pakistan and and I
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Floods in Pakistan and and India |
| Description |
In mid-July, heavy monsoon rains caused major flooding along the Indus River in Southern Pakistan (top left) and in India?s Gujarat Province, which spreads over the two peninsulas in the bottom part of the image. In these false-color images from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS), standing flood waters are dark blue, vegetation is bright green, clouds are light blue, and bare ground is shades of tan and brown. On July 20, 2003 (left), the flood waters create a bruised appearance in the vegetation along the Indus River, and cause the gulfs that intrude into the Gujarat Province to appear much deeper than normal. The image at right from May 2, 2001, shows the usual appearance of the landscape before the onset of the summer monsoon. Image courtesy Jesse Allen, based on data from the MODIS Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC |
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Floods in Pakistan and and I
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Floods in Pakistan and and India |
| Description |
In mid-July, heavy monsoon rains caused major flooding along the Indus River in Southern Pakistan (top left) and in India?s Gujarat Province, which spreads over the two peninsulas in the bottom part of the image. In these false-color images from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS), standing flood waters are dark blue, vegetation is bright green, clouds are light blue, and bare ground is shades of tan and brown. On July 20, 2003 (left), the flood waters create a bruised appearance in the vegetation along the Indus River, and cause the gulfs that intrude into the Gujarat Province to appear much deeper than normal. The image at right from May 2, 2001, shows the usual appearance of the landscape before the onset of the summer monsoon. Image courtesy Jesse Allen, based on data from the MODIS Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC |
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Fog Blankets Pakistan
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Fog Blankets Pakistan |
| Description |
A blanket of fog over parts of Pakistan on November 27, 2004, created poor visibility and led to several traffic-related deaths. This image from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA?s Terra satellite that morning shows the foggy area in the center and left-center of the scene. The fog sits over the fertile region through which rivers draining out of the Himalaya Mountains (upper right) flow southward into the Indus River. By the time the MODIS sensor on the Aqua satellite captured an image of this area in the afternoon, [ http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/subsets/?FAS_India1/2004332/FAS_India1.2004332.aqua ] the fog had partially receded. Image courtesy the MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA-GSFC |
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Fog Blankets Pakistan
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Fog Blankets Pakistan |
| Description |
A blanket of fog over parts of Pakistan on November 27, 2004, created poor visibility and led to several traffic-related deaths. This image from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA?s Terra satellite that morning shows the foggy area in the center and left-center of the scene. The fog sits over the fertile region through which rivers draining out of the Himalaya Mountains (upper right) flow southward into the Indus River. By the time the MODIS sensor on the Aqua satellite captured an image of this area in the afternoon, [ http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/subsets/?FAS_India1/2004332/FAS_India1.2004332.aqua ] the fog had partially receded. Image courtesy the MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA-GSFC |
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Haze along the Himalaya
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Haze along the Himalaya |
| Description |
Thick haze clouded the skies over Pakistan on December 20, 2006, when the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS [ http://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov ]) on NASA's Aqua [ http://aqua.nasa.gov/ ] satellite captured this image. Several of Pakistan's largest cities, including Lahore and Islamabad, are sandwiched between the Indus River and the Indian border in the area shown in this image. Cars burning low-quality fuel pump out pollutants in these densely populated regions, making air pollution a serious problem, reports the Energy Information Administration, [ http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/cabs/Pakistan/Environment.html ] a part of the United States Department of Energy. As this image shows, geography compounds the problem. Grey, pollution-laden air concentrates at the foot of the Himalaya Mountains. This polluted air will eventually blow east over India and dissipate over the Bay of Bengal. For daily images [ http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/subsets/?FAS_India1 ] of Pakistan, please visit the MODIS Rapid Response web site. NASA image courtesy the MODIS Rapid Response Team [ http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov ] at NASA GSFC. |
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Haze along the Himalaya Fron
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Haze along the Himalaya Front Range |
| Description |
This Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) image from the sensor on the Aqua satellite shows different types of aerosols (particles suspended in the atmosphere) over India and Pakistan on December 1, 2004. In the center of the image, the Indus River runs in a sinuous, thick green braid from the foothills of the Himalaya Mountains (top right, hidden by clouds) to the Arabian Sea (bottom left). Backed up against the mountains, a grayish pall is likely human-made particle pollution, from vehicles, energy production, and household heating and cooking fires. At the mouth of the Indus, a tan-colored cloud of aerosols is probably blowing dust from the region?s arid landscapes. To the west of the Indus, a rugged line of mountains separates Pakistan from Afghanistan. The large roan-colored desert is the Margo Desert of southern Afghanistan. NASA image created by Jesse Allen, Earth Observatory, using data obtained from the MODIS Rapid Response team. |
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Heat Wave in Pakistan
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Heat Wave in Pakistan |
| Description |
Six people died and dozens more fell ill as temperatures soared to 47 degrees Celsius (116 Fahrenheit) in central Pakistan on May 21 and 22, 2004. Land temperatures, as measured by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer [ http://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov ] (MODIS) on NASA's Aqua [ http://aqua.nasa.gov/ ] satellite, reflected the extreme air temperatures. Afternoon land temperatures are often higher than air temperatures because the land retains heat. In this MODIS image, taken on May 21, the land around the Indus River, the bright red line running from north to south through the center of the image, has reached 67 degrees Celsius (153 Fahrenheit). In the top right corner, the temperature gradient in the Himalaya Mountains might correlate with elevation, as the temperature climbs up the color scale from the frigid, snow-capped peaks (blue) to the hot valleys (red). The pattern is more distinct in the high-resolution image, which shows a larger region to the north, including Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, India, and China at 500 meters per pixel. The image is available in additional resolutions, including MODIS' maximum resolution of 250 meters per pixel. NASA image courtesy Jacques Descloitres and Ana Pinheiro, MODIS Rapid Response Team [ http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov ] at GSFC |
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Heat Wave in Pakistan
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Heat Wave in Pakistan |
| Description |
It was not even officially summer in the Northern Hemisphere, but Pakistan was in the midst of a deadly heat wave when the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS [ http://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov ]) on NASA's Terra [ http://terra.nasa.gov/ ] satellite captured the top image on June 10, 2007. The image shows land surface temperatures—how hot the land would feel to the touch. Except for the snow-covered mountain tops in western Pakistan and Afghanistan, land surface temperatures are all on the top end of the scale, as indicated by the prevalence of yellow and warm pink tones in the image. The Indus River is defined by its cooler surface. The vegetation and wetlands surrounding the river are cooler than the sand-and-rock landscape beyond the river valley. Airborne dust [ http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/natural_hazards_v2.php3?img_id=14300 ] over India masks the hot sands of the Great Indian Desert. The lower image shows land surface temperatures on May 18, 2007, well before the heat wave started. The dark purple regions area the frigid tops of clouds. Compared to May 18, yellow tones cover a much wider area in the June image, indicating how much the land surface had warmed. Land surface temperatures can be warmer or cooler than the air temperatures cited in weather reports. The land takes longer to heat up or cool down than the air. This is why a tile floor is so cold on a chilly winter morning, or why a sandy beach burns your feet on a summer's day. On June 10, air temperatures in parts of Pakistan reached above 50 degrees Celsius (120 Fahrenheit), and this image indicates that ground temperatures climbed to about 70 degrees Celsius (160 Fahrenheit) in rocky desert regions. By June 13, the heat wave had caused 232 heat-related deaths in Pakistan, said news reports, [ http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/LRON-745C6X?OpenDocument ] with additional deaths in neighboring India. NASA image created by Jesse Allen, using data provided courtesy of the MODIS Rapid Response [ http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/ ] team. |
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Heat Wave in Pakistan
| Title |
Heat Wave in Pakistan |
| Description |
It was not even officially summer in the Northern Hemisphere, but Pakistan was in the midst of a deadly heat wave when the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS [ http://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov ]) on NASA's Terra [ http://terra.nasa.gov/ ] satellite captured the top image on June 10, 2007. The image shows land surface temperatures—how hot the land would feel to the touch. Except for the snow-covered mountain tops in western Pakistan and Afghanistan, land surface temperatures are all on the top end of the scale, as indicated by the prevalence of yellow and warm pink tones in the image. The Indus River is defined by its cooler surface. The vegetation and wetlands surrounding the river are cooler than the sand-and-rock landscape beyond the river valley. Airborne dust [ http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/natural_hazards_v2.php3?img_id=14300 ] over India masks the hot sands of the Great Indian Desert. The lower image shows land surface temperatures on May 18, 2007, well before the heat wave started. The dark purple regions area the frigid tops of clouds. Compared to May 18, yellow tones cover a much wider area in the June image, indicating how much the land surface had warmed. Land surface temperatures can be warmer or cooler than the air temperatures cited in weather reports. The land takes longer to heat up or cool down than the air. This is why a tile floor is so cold on a chilly winter morning, or why a sandy beach burns your feet on a summer's day. On June 10, air temperatures in parts of Pakistan reached above 50 degrees Celsius (120 Fahrenheit), and this image indicates that ground temperatures climbed to about 70 degrees Celsius (160 Fahrenheit) in rocky desert regions. By June 13, the heat wave had caused 232 heat-related deaths in Pakistan, said news reports, [ http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/LRON-745C6X?OpenDocument ] with additional deaths in neighboring India. NASA image created by Jesse Allen, using data provided courtesy of the MODIS Rapid Response [ http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/ ] team. |
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Dust in the Indus Valley
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Dust in the Indus Valley |
| Description |
From the foothills of the Himalaya Mountains (upper right) to the east of the broad swath of olive-green vegetation along the Indus River Plain, blowing dust and sand make their own river that flows past the Thar Desert and out over the Arabian Sea (lower left). The winds must be wide-spread and fierce over the region, as pale dust plumes are streaming away from orange-colored deserts in Afghanistan (upper left), as well. This image was captured by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on the Aqua satellite on May 23, 2004. Image by Jesse Allen, based on data from the MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA-GSFC |
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Dust storm in the Indus Vall
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Dust storm in the Indus Valley |
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A large dust storm blew through the Indus Valley, along the border between Pakistan and India, on June 12, 2006. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) [ http://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov/ ] flying onboard NASA's Aqua [ http://aqua.nasa.gov/ ] satellite captured this image the same day. In this picture, the dust heads toward the Himalaya Mountains in the top right corner of the image. In the lower-left corner of the image, sprays of clouds appear to blow in the same direction as the dust, away from the Arabian Sea and toward the northeast. Once the dust reaches the mountains, it changes direction and blows along their southern edge. NASA image created by Jesse Allen, Earth Observatory, using data provided by the Goddard Earth Sciences DAAC. [ http://daac.gsfc.nasa.gov/ ] |
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Dust Storm over Pakistan
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Dust Storm over Pakistan |
| Description |
Dust swept through the Indus Valley on May 20, 2006. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) [ http://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov/ ] flying onboard NASA's Aqua [ http://aqua.nasa.gov/ ] satellite took this picture the same day. In this image, the dust appears as a pale beige cloud partly obscuring the view of the ground below. The region is home to sand deserts and high springtime temperatures, both of which contribute to dust storms. NASA image created by Jesse Allen, Earth Observatory, using data obtained courtesy of the MODIS Rapid Response [ http://daac.gsfc.nasa.gov/ ] team. |
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Seasonal Flooding in the Ran
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Seasonal Flooding in the Rann of Kutch |
| Description |
The heavy rains of India's summer monsoon drenched the land, filling lakes and rivers. These Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer [ http://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov ] (MODIS) images contrast the wet and the dry seasons in the Rann of Kutch in northwestern India. The top image, captured by NASA's Aqua satellite on October 3, 2003, shows vast regions of standing water over what is otherwise desert land, as can be seen in the bottom image taken on May 10, 2003. September 30 marked the end of the monsoon season, which runs from July through September. Normally a salt clay desert covering some 10,800 square miles, the Rann of Kutch becomes a salt marsh during the annual rains. Nestled between the Gulf of Kutch in India's northwestern state of Gujarat and the mouth of the Indus river in southern Pakistan, the region is home to Asia's last herds of wild asses. Patches of high ground seen in the image become a refuge for wildlife during the wet season. Images courtesy Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team [ http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/ ] at NASA GSFC |
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Seasonal Flooding in the Ran
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Seasonal Flooding in the Rann of Kutch |
| Description |
The heavy rains of India's summer monsoon drenched the land, filling lakes and rivers. These Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer [ http://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov ] (MODIS) images contrast the wet and the dry seasons in the Rann of Kutch in northwestern India. The top image, captured by NASA's Aqua satellite on October 3, 2003, shows vast regions of standing water over what is otherwise desert land, as can be seen in the bottom image taken on May 10, 2003. September 30 marked the end of the monsoon season, which runs from July through September. Normally a salt clay desert covering some 10,800 square miles, the Rann of Kutch becomes a salt marsh during the annual rains. Nestled between the Gulf of Kutch in India's northwestern state of Gujarat and the mouth of the Indus river in southern Pakistan, the region is home to Asia's last herds of wild asses. Patches of high ground seen in the image become a refuge for wildlife during the wet season. Images courtesy Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team [ http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/ ] at NASA GSFC |
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Seasonal Flooding in the Ran
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| Title |
Seasonal Flooding in the Rann of Kutch |
| Description |
The heavy rains of India's summer monsoon drenched the land, filling lakes and rivers. These Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer [ http://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov ] (MODIS) images contrast the wet and the dry seasons in the Rann of Kutch in northwestern India. The top image, captured by NASA's Aqua satellite on October 3, 2003, shows vast regions of standing water over what is otherwise desert land, as can be seen in the bottom image taken on May 10, 2003. September 30 marked the end of the monsoon season, which runs from July through September. Normally a salt clay desert covering some 10,800 square miles, the Rann of Kutch becomes a salt marsh during the annual rains. Nestled between the Gulf of Kutch in India's northwestern state of Gujarat and the mouth of the Indus river in southern Pakistan, the region is home to Asia's last herds of wild asses. Patches of high ground seen in the image become a refuge for wildlife during the wet season. Images courtesy Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team [ http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/ ] at NASA GSFC |
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Fires in Pakistan and India
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Fires in Pakistan and India |
| Description |
At the foothills of the Himalaya Mountains, the Indus River Valley spreads in a fertile swath toward the Arabian Sea across the deserts of Pakistan (left). In this Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) image from April 25, 2004, actively burning fires have been detected by MODIS and marked in red. The widespread nature of the fires and the time of year suggest that these fires are being set intentionally for agricultural purposes. Though not necessarily hazardous, such large-scale burning can have a strong impact on weather, climate, human health, and natural resources. In this scene, smoke hangs over Pakistan and northwestern India. The high-resolution image provided above is 500 meters per pixel. The MODIS Rapid Response System provides this image at additional resolutions. Image courtesy Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA-GSFC |
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Agricultural Fires in Northe
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nasa, nasanaturalhazards
At the foothills of the Hima
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India.AMOA2003294
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2003-10-21 |
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NASA -- NASA Image Of The Day |
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India.AMOA2003294 |
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Agricultural Fires in Northw
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In northwest India near the
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2004-10-25 |
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NASA -- NASA Image Of The Day |
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India.AMOA2004299 |
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Haze along the Himalaya Fron
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This Moderate Resolution Ima
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2004-12-01 |
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NASA -- NASA Image Of The Day |
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Heat Wave in Pakistan: Natur
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nasa, nasanaturalhazards
Six people died and dozens m
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2004-05-21 |
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NASA -- NASA Image Of The Day |
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Pakistan_AMO2004142 |
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Dust storm in the Indus Vall
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nasa, nasanaturalhazards
A large dust storm blew thro
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2006-06-12 |
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NASA -- NASA Image Of The Day |
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Flooding Along the Indus Riv
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2001-05-02 |
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NASA -- Image by Jesse Allen, Earth Observatory, NASA GSFC |
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gujarat_modis_floods |
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Fires Near Indus River: Natu
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nasa, nasanaturalhazards
Agricultural burning continu
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India.AMOA2002293
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2002-10-20 |
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NASA -- NASA Image Of The Day |
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India.AMOA2002293 |
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Dust in the Indus Valley: Na
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nasa, nasanaturalhazards
From the foothills of the Hi
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2004-05-23 |
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NASA -- NASA Image Of The Day |
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Fog Blankets Pakistan: Image
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A blanket of fog over parts
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2004-11-27 |
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NASA -- Image courtesy the rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA-GSFC |
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India_fog.TMOA2004332 |
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Agricultural Fires in Northw
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While a dust storm blows out
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India.AMOA2004283
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2004-10-09 |
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NASA -- NASA Image Of The Day |
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India.AMOA2004283 |
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Floods in Myanmar: Natural H
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Myanmar_AMO_2006268
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2006-09-25 |
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NASA -- NASA Image Of The Day |
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Myanmar_AMO_2006268 |
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Fog Blankets Pakistan: Natur
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nasa, nasanaturalhazards
A blanket of fog over parts
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India_fog.2004332
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2004-11-27 |
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NASA -- NASA Image Of The Day |
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India_fog.2004332 |
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Fog Blankets Pakistan: Natur
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nasa, nasanaturalhazards
A blanket of fog over parts
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India_fog.2004332
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| mediatype |
image |
| date |
2004-11-27 |
| creator |
NASA -- NASA Image Of The Day |
| identifier |
India_fog.2004332 |
|
Rann of Kutch: Natural Hazar
…
nasa, nasanaturalhazards
The heavy rains of India's s
…
Gujarat_comparison_AMO200327
…
| mediatype |
IMAGE |
| mediatype |
image |
| date |
2003-10-03 |
| creator |
NASA -- NASA Image Of The Day |
| identifier |
Gujarat_comparison_AMO2003276 |
|
Rann of Kutch: Natural Hazar
…
nasa, nasanaturalhazards
The heavy rains of India's s
…
Gujarat_comparison_AMO200327
…
| mediatype |
IMAGE |
| mediatype |
image |
| date |
2003-10-03 |
| creator |
NASA -- NASA Image Of The Day |
| identifier |
Gujarat_comparison_AMO2003276 |
|
Fires Near Indus River: Natu
…
nasa, nasanaturalhazards
Active fire detections (red
…
india_17oct02
| mediatype |
IMAGE |
| mediatype |
image |
| date |
2002-10-17 |
| creator |
NASA -- NASA Image Of The Day |
| identifier |
india_17oct02 |
|
Fires in Northwest India: Na
…
nasa, nasanaturalhazards
Each year in Northern Hemisp
…
ge_17503
| mediatype |
IMAGE |
| mediatype |
image |
| date |
2006-11-05 |
| creator |
NASA -- NASA Image Of The Day |
| identifier |
ge_17503 |
|
Fires in Northwest India: Na
…
nasa, nasanaturalhazards
Each year in Northern Hemisp
…
ge_17503
| mediatype |
IMAGE |
| mediatype |
image |
| date |
2006-11-05 |
| creator |
NASA -- NASA Image Of The Day |
| identifier |
ge_17503 |
|
Haze along the Himalaya: Nat
…
nasa, nasanaturalhazards
Thick haze clouded the skies
…
PakistanHaze_AMO_2006354
| mediatype |
IMAGE |
| mediatype |
image |
| date |
2006-12-20 |
| creator |
NASA -- NASA Image Of The Day |
| identifier |
PakistanHaze_AMO_2006354 |
|
Dust Storm over Pakistan: Na
…
nasa, nasanaturalhazards
Dust swept through the Indus
…
indus_amo_2006140
| mediatype |
IMAGE |
| mediatype |
image |
| date |
2006-05-20 |
| creator |
NASA -- NASA Image Of The Day |
| identifier |
indus_amo_2006140 |
|
Seasonal Flooding in the Ran
…
nasa, nasaimageofthedaygalle
…
* eoimages.gsfc.nasa.gov/ima
…
Gujarat_AMO2003276
| mediatype |
IMAGE |
| mediatype |
image |
| date |
2003-10-03 |
| creator |
NASA -- Images courtesy Jacques Descloitres, rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/ MODIS Land Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC |
| identifier |
Gujarat_AMO2003276 |
|
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