GFMC: Bush and Forest Fires in India
AgriculturalFires in Northern India
20 October 2003
A strip of clouds cuts across fertileplains at the foothills of the Himalaya Mountains in northwest India in this ModerateResolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) image captured by the Aquasatellite on October 16, 2003. Across the region, MODIS detected numerous fires,which have been marked with red dots.
The high-resolution image provided above is 500 meters per pixel.
For details see: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/natural_hazards_v2.php3?topic=fire
Background Information about the Fire Situation in India see also: IFFN Country Notes: India