Forest Fires in South Africa
Forest Fires in South Africa
31 July 2002
Latest Satellite Image
Image showing heat signatures and smoke plumes in South Africa. Imagery acquired by the Moderate-resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) sensor on 29 July 2002. Resolution 500m.
Source: http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/products_rr.html
Image search support at:
http://www.uni-freiburg.de/fireglobe/current/MODIS.htm
For more information on the recent fire situation in South Africa see: Recent Media Highlights on Fire, Policies, and Politics.
For more general information on fires in South Africa:
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See contributions in International Forest Fire News (IFFN): South Africa
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See also the South Africa Photo Archive.