Fires in Central and East Africa
Fires in Central and East Africa
10 May 2004
Fires were detected by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) in the southeast of Democratic Republic of the Congo on 09 May 2004.
Aqua Satellite
11:20 UTC
(Image courtesy MODIS Rapid Response Project at NASA/GSFC)
Heat signatures (red) and smoke (light blue haze) are visible from fires burning in Angola and Democratic Republic of Congo on 10 May 2004 in this Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) false-color image from the Aqua satellite.
(Source: OSEII)
For background information on theFire Situation in Africa see:
RegionalWildland Fire Networks (AfriFireNet) and
IFFN Country Reports on CentralAfrican countries