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Near the mouth of the Amazon River in Brazil, numerous fires burned beneath a patchwork of small clouds on Nov. 29, 2003. This image of the fires (marked with red dots) was captured by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer on the Aqua satellite on November 29, 2003.
Image courtesy Jesse Allen, based on data from the MODIS Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC
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Scientists say the seasonal crop fires are burning later in the day than in previous years.
Tens of thousands of people fled to safety as blazes spread throughout the country’s Biobío and Ñuble regions.
Dry, gusty conditions spurred fast-growing fires in Oklahoma and Kansas, along with dangerous dust storms across the region.
