Fires in Madagascar
Fires in Madagascar
02 June 2004
Scattered fires were burning across western Madagascar on 02 June 2004, and were detected by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on the Aqua satellite. The active fire locations have been marked in orange in this scene. Along the coast, the islands characteristic reddish soils run off into the ocean and disperse in a greenish cloud (Source: Earth Observatory)
(Image based on data from the MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA-GSFC)
See the IFFNReport on Fires in Madagascar
For background information on theFire Situation in Africa see:
RegionalWildland Fire Networks (AfriFireNet) and
IFFN Country Reports on CentralAfrican countries
