Forest Fires in Mexico

2 June 2000


Several active fire signals in Mexico were recorded by NOAA/NESDIS/OSEI on 31 May 2000:

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Fig.1. NESDIS/OSEI NOAA-14 AVHRR satellite image, 31 June 2000.
Heat signatures are visible from fires burning along Mexico's west coast south of Los Mochis. Additional fires may be obscured by the cloud cover.
(Source: NOAA/OSEI).

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Fig.2. NESDIS/OSEI NOAA-14 AVHRR satellite image, 31 June 2000.
Heat signatures are visible from fires burning along Mexico's west coast south of Puerto Vallarta. Additional fires may be obscured by the cloud cover.
(Source: NOAA/OSEI).

 

For additional background information on fires in Mexico, please see the respective articles in International Forest Fire News (IFFN).


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