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Floods in India and Banglade
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Floods in India and Bangladesh |
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Large parts of Bangladesh (center) and India (left and upper right) are underwater in this image from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on the Terra satellite captured August 6, 2003 (top image). The images have been enhanced to show the presence of water, which appears dark blue, while vegetation remains green, and clouds are white (liquid water) or light blue (ice crystals). Snow on the Himalaya Mountains, which run across the top of the image, is bright blue. Compared to an image captured on March 5 (bottom) before the onset of the seasonal monsoon, rivers appear to be out of their banks and the terrain surrounding the Ganges River (flowing in from left edge) and the Brahmaputra River (flowing in from upper right) is waterlogged, with standing water giving the landscape a bruised appearance. Although flooding during the monsoon is normal, many parts of India, Bangladesh and Nepal are experiencing more severe flooding than usual. Image courtesy Jesse Allen, based on data from the MODIS Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC |
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Haze South of the Himalaya
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Haze South of the Himalaya |
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A gray pall of haze and pollution filled the skies over much of northern India and Bangladesh on December 1, 2003. Air pollution tends to ?pool,? or collect, along the southern edge of the Himalayas, where the mountains are so tall they effectively block the southern air mass from spreading northward over southeastern Asia. This true-color image was acquired by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer [ http://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov ] (MODIS) aboard NASA?s Terra [ http://terra.nasa.gov ] satellite. Image by Jesse Allen, NASA Earth Observatory, based upon data courtesy the MODIS Land Rapid Response Team [ http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov ] at NASA GSFC |
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Fires in Eastern India
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Fires in Eastern India |
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On March 5, 2003, the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on the Aqua satellite detected fires (marked in red) in eastern India (bottom left), northeast India (top right), and western Myanmar (bottom right). A few scattered fires were detected in Bangladesh (center). In this false-color image of this scene, dark reddish burn scars stand out against bright green vegetation. A true-color image is also available. In Bangladesh, the Ganges River flows in from the west and meets up with the Brahmaputra River flowing in from the east. The two rivers join and flow out to the Bay of Bengal through the Mouths of the Ganges. At top are the Himalaya Mountains in Nepal. 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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Fires in Eastern India
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Fires in Eastern India |
| Description |
Smoke hangs over eastern India and the Indian Ocean in this true-color Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) from the Aqua satellite on March 8, 2003. Dozens of fires were detected by MODIS and are marked with red dots. At upper right, sediments in the waters of the Mouths of the Ganges River color the Bay of Bengal light tan. At far upper right is Bangladesh. 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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Fires in Eastern India
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Fires in Eastern India |
| Description |
On March 5, 2003, the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on the Aqua satellite detected fires (marked in red) in eastern India (bottom left), northeast India (top right), and western Myanmar (bottom right). A few scattered fires were detected in Bangladesh (center). In the false-color image of this scene, dark reddish burn scars stand out against bright green vegetation. In Bangladesh, the Ganges River flows in from the west and meets up with the Brahmaputra River flowing in from the east. The two rivers join and flow out to the Bay of Bengal through the Mouths of the Ganges. At top are the Himalaya Mountains in Nepal. 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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Pollution over Bangladesh an
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Pollution over Bangladesh and India |
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There was considerable haze (gray pixels) over northeastern India and Bangladesh (lower right) on February 14, 2003. The Himalayan Mountains to the north are mostly covered by snow. 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, NASA GSFC |
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Smog over Northern India
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Smog over Northern India |
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A pale band of haze hangs along the front of the Himalaya Mountains in Nepal, India, and Bangladesh in this photo-like image, taken on February 5, 2006, by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS [ http://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov ]) on NASA's Aqua [ http://aqua.nasa.gov/ ] satellite. In this image, haze covers northern India, just south of the Himalaya. Haze also intrudes into the skies of southern Nepal and Bangladesh. The skies over the more mountainous northern Nepal and Bhutan appear clear. One source of the haze is the fires that burn throughout the region. These fires were probably deliberately set for agricultural purposes. Another source of the haze is India's cities. A megacity is an urban center with 10 million or more inhabitants. As of 2003, India held three of the world's megacities: Mumbai, Delhi, and Calcutta. Moreover, smaller cities dot the landscape, appearing in this image as beige splotches. One city, shown in the upper left, produces its own discernible plume of haze. It is common to see dense haze in northern India, Nepal, and Bangladesh during the winter. The haze lingers near the base of the mountains because of a temperature inversion. In normal conditions, the air near the ground is warmer than the air above it. Warm air rises and carries with it pollution from fires or cities. The pollution disperses when it is mixed with cooler air high above the ground. During the Himalayan winter, cold air rushes down the mountains onto the plain. This makes the air near the ground cooler than the air above it, essentially trapping a pocket of cold air over the plain. Smoke from fires and regular pollution from cities are also trapped in the pocket of cold air and don't disperse as they would under normal conditions. As a result, haze builds until the inversion lifts. The haze shown in this image had been accumulating for several days, and is visible in several other MODIS images, including one acquired on February 1, 2006 [ http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/natural_hazards_v2.php3?img_id=13341 ]. NASA image courtesy Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC |
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Fires in Southeast Asia
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Fires in Southeast Asia |
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On April 8, 2003, the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on the Aqua satellite captured this image of intense biomass burning across Southeast Asia. At left, Bangladesh is free of fires, while to the east, eastern India is covered by red dots indicating active fires. Fires are widespread across Myanmar (center), and (top right to bottom) China, Vietnam, Laos, and Thailand. A grayish pall of smoke hangs over most of the area. In the center of the visible portion of Laos, smoke is especially thick. Compare this to a Terra image acquired earlier in the day. 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 Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC |
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Fires in Southeast Asia
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Fires in Southeast Asia |
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On April 8, 2003, the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on the Terra satellite captured this image of biomass burning across Southeast Asia. At left, Bangladesh is free of fires, while to the east, fires are visible (marked with red dots) in India, Myanmar (center), and (top right to bottom) China, Vietnam, Laos, Thailand, and Cambodia. Compare this image to the Aqua image of the same area taken later in the day. 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 Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC |
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Fires in Southeast Asia
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Fires in Southeast Asia |
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The MODIS instrument aboard NASA's Aqua satellite captured this true-color image of fires burning in Southeast Asia on April 3, 2003. The fires, outlined in red, are spread very heavily throughout eastern Myanmar (center) and are likely agricultural in origin. Fire is often used to clear fields and pasture to prepare for new plant growth, though the smoke from these fires adversely affects local air quality. In this image, winds blow the grayish-blue smoke to the east over neighboring countries and towards the Gulf of Tonking (right edge) and the South China Sea (not visible). Clockwise from top left, the countries shown are India, Myanmar, China, Vietnam, Laos, Thailand, and Bangladesh (upper left edge). To the southwest of Myanmar is the Bay of Bengal, due south is the Andaman Sea. 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 Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC |
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Fires in Southeast Asia
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Fires in Southeast Asia |
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A dramatic increase in fire activity occurs over the course of the day during the biomass burning season in Southeast Asia. Like other large-scale burning activity linked to human activities, the fire patterns in Southeast Asia have a diurnal cycle, being lowest in the morning and increasing throughout the course of the day as human agricultural activities increase. In many parts of the world, fire is a precursor to farming and grazing. This true-color Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) image from the Aqua satellite on March 7, 2003, shows scores of fires marked with red dots. Countries shown are (west to east) Bangladesh, India, and Myanmar, and (top right to bottom) China, Laos, and Thailand. Compare this image to a morning image of the same region and notice the decreased fire activity. 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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Fires in Southeast Asia
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Fires in Southeast Asia |
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On March 7, 2003, the Terra satellite?s morning overpass of Southeast Asia revealed smoke snaking along ridges and tucked into low-lying areas. Scattered fires were detected by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) and are marked with red dots. Countries shown are (west to east) Bangladesh, India, and Myanmar, and (top right to bottom) China, Laos, and Thailand. Compare this image to an afternoon image of the same region and notice the increased fire activity. 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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Fires in Southeast Asia
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Fires in Southeast Asia |
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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. 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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Haze South of the Himalaya:
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nasa, nasanaturalhazards
A gray pall of haze and poll
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terra_india_01dec03
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2003-12-01 |
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NASA -- NASA Image Of The Day |
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terra_india_01dec03 |
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Fires in Eastern India: Natu
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nasa, nasanaturalhazards
On March 5, 2003, the modis.
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Bangladesh.AMOA2003064.721
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2003-03-05 |
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NASA -- NASA Image Of The Day |
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Bangladesh.AMOA2003064.721 |
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Fires in Southeast Asia: Nat
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nasa, nasanaturalhazards
The MODIS instrument aboard
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SEAsia.AMOA2003093
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2003-04-03 |
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NASA -- NASA Image Of The Day |
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SEAsia.AMOA2003093 |
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Fires in Eastern India: Natu
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nasa, nasanaturalhazards
On March 5, 2003, the modis.
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Bangladesh.AMOA2003064
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2003-03-05 |
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NASA -- NASA Image Of The Day |
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Bangladesh.AMOA2003064 |
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Pollution over Bangladesh an
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nasa, nasanaturalhazards
The skies over northern Indi
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Bangladesh_TMO2003010
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2003-01-10 |
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NASA -- NASA Image Of The Day |
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Bangladesh_TMO2003010 |
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Fires in Southeast Asia: Nat
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nasa, nasanaturalhazards
This image from March 9, 200
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Myanmar.AMOA2003068
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2003-03-09 |
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NASA -- NASA Image Of The Day |
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Myanmar.AMOA2003068 |
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Fires in Eastern India: Natu
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nasa, nasanaturalhazards
Smoke hangs over eastern Ind
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India.AMOA2003067
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2003-03-08 |
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NASA -- NASA Image Of The Day |
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India.AMOA2003067 |
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Fires in Southeast Asia: Ima
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nasa, nasaimageofthedaygalle
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On April 8, 2003, the modis.
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SEAsia.AMOA2003098
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2003-04-08 |
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NASA -- Image courtesy Jeff Schmaltz, rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC |
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SEAsia.AMOA2003098 |
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Pollution over Bangladesh an
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nasa, nasanaturalhazards
There was considerable haze
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India_TMO2003045
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2003-02-14 |
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NASA -- NASA Image Of The Day |
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India_TMO2003045 |
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Fires in Southeast Asia: Nat
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nasa, nasanaturalhazards
On April 8, 2003, the modis.
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SEAsia1.TMOA2003098
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2003-04-08 |
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NASA -- NASA Image Of The Day |
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SEAsia1.TMOA2003098 |
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Floods in India and Banglade
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nasa, nasanaturalhazards
Weeks of intense heat in Ind
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india_floods.AMOA2003064
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2003-06-16 |
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NASA -- NASA Image Of The Day |
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india_floods.AMOA2003064 |
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Floods in India and Banglade
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nasa, nasanaturalhazards
Large parts of Bangladesh (c
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ganges_floods
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2003-08-06 |
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NASA -- NASA Image Of The Day |
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ganges_floods |
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Fires in Southeast Asia: Nat
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nasa, nasanaturalhazards
On March 7, 2003, the terra.
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Myanmar.TMOA2003066
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2003-03-07 |
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NASA -- NASA Image Of The Day |
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Myanmar.TMOA2003066 |
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Fires in Southeast Asia: Nat
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nasa, nasanaturalhazards
A dramatic increase in fire
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Myanmar2.AMOA2003066
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2003-03-07 |
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NASA -- NASA Image Of The Day |
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Myanmar2.AMOA2003066 |
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