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Widespread biomass burning in northern South America that began in late 2002 has continued into the new year. This true-color Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) image from the Terra satellite on January 4, 2003, shows active fire detections (red dots) in Columbia (left) and Venezuela (right).
Image courtesy Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC
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Satellite-based maps show northern wildland fires becoming more frequent and widespread as temperatures rise and lightning reaches higher latitudes.
Tens of thousands of people fled to safety as blazes spread throughout the country’s Biobío and Ñuble regions.
Scientists say the seasonal crop fires are burning later in the day than in previous years.
