Fires in Turkey
Fires in Turkey
9 July 2008
Forest Fire in Southern Turkey
At least two people were killed and dozens more suffered from smoke inhalation during a forest fire that broke out in southern Turkey in early July 2008. This natural-color image of the blaze was captured by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASAs Terra satellite on 8 July. The area where the sensor detected actively burning fire is outlined in red. Thick smoke flowing over the Mediterranean Sea as far as Cyprus indicates the strength of the wind driving the forest fire.
TERRA
(8 July 2008)
(source: earth observatory)
The high-resolution image provided above is at MODIS maximum spatial resolution (level of detail) of 250 meters per pixel.
Smoke from forest fires burning in southern Turkey are seen in this MODIS satellite image at 1040 UTC on 8 July 2008. Dust can also be seen in parts of Syria and Iraq
IMAGE D6140: MODIS <> Image Type=combine <> 07/08/2008 10:40 UTC.
source: www.osei.noaa.gov
See also latest news on the media page:
- Forest fire continues in southern Turkey (published by www.hurriyet.com.tr, 8 July 2008)
- Forest fire kills two in Mersin (published by www.todayszaman.com, 8 July 2008)
