Fires in Central - Eastern Africa
15 February 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 LAC satellite image, 14 February 2001.
Heat signatures (red) and smoke (light blue) are visible from fires burning in Sudan and Ethiopia.
(Source: OSEI/NOAA)
Fires in Sudan and Ethiopia: background information.