Day: April 22, 2008

Fires in Russia = Smoke in Minnesota

by on April 22nd, 2008

Jeff Braun Many large fires in southern/southeastern Russia have choked the skies with smoke. This image (first image) of the fires (locations outlined in red) was captured by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Aqua satellite late last week (April 17, 2008). Most of these fires are  agricultural fires set by people, much as we do Continue Reading

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