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July 1, 2023 - Fires in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Zambia

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   A shroud of smoke covered Democratic Republic of Congo (north) and
   Zambia (south) in late June 2023. On June 30 the Moderate Resolution
   Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) acquired a true-color image of the
   source of the smoke—dozens of fires burning across the region.

   Each red dot marks a location where the thermal bands on the MODIS
   instrument detected high temperatures. When accompanied by typical
   smoke, as in this image, such “hot spots” are diagnostic for actively
   burning fire.

   While it is not possible to know the cause of a fire from a satellite
   image, the widespread nature of the fires, their location, and the time
   of year all suggest that people are intentionally setting most of these
   fires for agricultural purposes. Although not necessarily immediately
   hazardous on a small scale, such large-scale burning can have a strong
   impact on weather, climate, human health, and natural resources.

   Image Facts
   Satellite:  Terra
   Date Acquired: 6/29/2023
   Resolutions:  1km (358.2 KB),  500m (786.7 KB),  250m (483.9
   KB)
   Bands Used: 1,4,3
   Image Credit: MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC



https://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov/gallery/individual.php?db_date=2023-07-01
 
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