Forest Fires in Cuba: 24 April 2001

Forest Fires in Cuba and in the Bahamas

24 April 2002

Several active fire signals in Cuba and in the Bahamas are recorded by OSEI with the NOAA AVHRR Sensor on 22 April 2002.

NOAA image of vegetation fires in the Bahamas on 22 April 2002.
Heat signatures (red) and smoke (light blue haze) is visible from fires burning in the Bahamas.
(Source: NESDIS/OSEI)

NOAA image of vegetation fires in Cuba on 22 April 2002.
Heat signatures (red) and smoke (light blue haze) are visible from fires burning in Cuba.
(Source: NESDIS/OSEI)

For further information on Fires in Cuba: see contribution in International Forest Fire News (IFFN) : Cuba.

The latest country report of Cuba has been published within the FAO Global Forest Fire Assessment 1990-2000 and is accessible at the FAO website at:

http://www.fao.org/forestry/fo/country/index.jsp?geo_id=185&lang_id=1

24. November 2017/by GFMCadmin