Fires in northern South America and the Caribbean
Fires in northern South America
18 February 2004
The following MODIS scenes show fires burning in northern South America on 17 February 2004. Red dots probably indicate land use fires, and a marked difference can be observed between the Llanos, where fire intensity is high, and the mountain regions of Guayana, where fires are clearly less.
15:25 UTC (Terra Satellite)
These images were captured by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS).
(Image courtesy of MODIS Rapid Response Project at NASA/GSFC).
For additional informatinon on South America see: Country Archive for South America
and on the Caribbean see: Country Archive for Cuba
As well as the Regional South America Wildland Fire Network
