Forest Fires in Central America: Honduras and Nicaragua
14 May 2001
Operational Significant Event Imagery (OSEI)
The following significant events were identified by Satellite Analysis Branch meteorologists and reviewed by the OSEI support team:NESDIS/OSEI NOAA-14 POES AVHRR satellite image, 10 May 2001.
Heat signatures (red) and smoke (light blue haze) are visible from fires burning in Honduras and Nicaragua.
(Source: NESDIS/OSEI)
For more information on fires in Nicaragua : see IFFN reports on Nicaragua