Forest Fires in Cuba: 4 April 2001
4 April 2001
Several active fire signals in Cuba are recorded by OSEI with the NOAA AVHRR Sensor on 2 April 2001.
NOAA image of vegetation fires in Cuba on 2 April 2001.
Heat signatures (red) and smoke (light blue haze) are visible from fires burning in Cuba.
Many of the fires may be associated with clearing of farmland ahead of the crop season.
(Source: NESDIS/OSEI)
For further information on Fires in Cuba: see contribution in International Forest Fire News (IFFN) : Cuba.