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Fires in Southeast Asia
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Fires in Southeast Asia |
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This true-color Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) image from January 6, 2002, shows scattered fires (red dots) burning across Southeast Asia. At upper left is Thailand, in the center is Cambodia, and along the right edge is Vietnam. In Thailand, the city of Bangkok appears as a large grayish patch along the coast of the northernmost part of the Gulf of Thailand. In Cambodia, the Tonl? Sap Lake appears deep green and brown. The river running southward through Cambodia and emptying into the South China Sea is the Mekong River. Image courtesy Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC |
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Fires in Southeast Asia
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Fires in Southeast Asia |
| Description |
This true-color Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) image from January 6, 2002, shows scattered fires (red dots) burning across Southeast Asia. At upper left is Thailand, in the center is Cambodia, and along the right edge is Vietnam. In Thailand, the city of Bangkok appears as a large grayish patch along the coast of the northernmost part of the Gulf of Thailand. In Cambodia, the Tonl? Sap Lake appears deep green and brown. The river running southward through Cambodia and emptying into the South China Sea is the Mekong River. Image courtesy Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC |
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Fires in Southeast Asia
| Title |
Fires in Southeast Asia |
| Description |
This true-color Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) image from January 6, 2002, shows scattered fires (red dots) burning across Southeast Asia. At upper left is Thailand, in the center is Cambodia, and along the right edge is Vietnam. In Thailand, the city of Bangkok appears as a large grayish patch along the coast of the northernmost part of the Gulf of Thailand. In Cambodia, the Tonl? Sap Lake appears deep green and brown. The river running southward through Cambodia and emptying into the South China Sea is the Mekong River. This image was captured in the afternoon by the Aqua MODIS sensor, and fire activity had increased compared to the morning overpass captured by Terra. Image courtesy Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC |
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Flooding in Southern Thailan
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Flooding in Southern Thailand |
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October monsoonal rains saturated Southern Thailand, swelling rivers and reservoirs. At the Kaeng Krajan dam, officials opened the spillways to drain the excess water and prevent cracking. The waters inundated the Southern Thai city of Phetchubari, causing the worst flooding the region has seen in 30 years. Three people died and 2460 homes were damaged. To the south, a separate flooding event forced 260 families out of their homes in Pran Buri. Rail travel from Bangkok to Southern Thailand was cut for three days because of the floods. For more information, see the Dartmouth Flood Observatory. This Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer [ http://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov ] (MODIS) pair contrasts the flooded region on October 28, 2003 to its appearance at the same time in 2002. Standing water appears light blue in these false-color images. Flood waters in the top center of the October 28, 2003 image surround a tan dot, which marks the location of Phetchubari. In the bottom half of the image, floods cover Pran Buri near the coast of the Gulf of Thailand. The high resolution version of the October 28, 2003 image, provided above, is at MODIS' maximum spatial resolution of 250 meters per pixel. Image courtesy Jesse Allen, based on data from the MODIS Rapid Response Team [ http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov ] at NASA GSFC |
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Flooding in Southern Thailan
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Flooding in Southern Thailand |
| Description |
October monsoonal rains saturated Southern Thailand, swelling rivers and reservoirs. At the Kaeng Krajan dam, officials opened the spillways to drain the excess water and prevent cracking. The waters inundated the Southern Thai city of Phetchubari, causing the worst flooding the region has seen in 30 years. Three people died and 2460 homes were damaged. To the south, a separate flooding event forced 260 families out of their homes in Pran Buri. Rail travel from Bangkok to Southern Thailand was cut for three days because of the floods. For more information, see the Dartmouth Flood Observatory. This Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer [ http://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov ] (MODIS) pair contrasts the flooded region on October 28, 2003 to its appearance at the same time in 2002. Standing water appears light blue in these false-color images. Flood waters in the top center of the October 28, 2003 image surround a tan dot, which marks the location of Phetchubari. In the bottom half of the image, floods cover Pran Buri near the coast of the Gulf of Thailand. The high resolution version of the October 28, 2003 image, provided above, is at MODIS' maximum spatial resolution of 250 meters per pixel. Image courtesy Jesse Allen, based on data from the MODIS Rapid Response Team [ http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov ] at NASA GSFC |
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Fires in Thailand and Cambod
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Thailand_2002008
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image |
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2002-01-08 |
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NASA -- Image courtesy Jacques Descloitres, modis-land.gsfc.nasa.gov/ MODIS Land Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC |
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Thailand_2002008 |
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