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Forest fires (red dots) continue to blanket eastern Russia with smoke along the Lena River. This Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) image was captured on August 20, 2002.
Image courtesy Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC
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Smoke filled river valleys in northeastern Washington and parts of British Columbia.
Across the northeastern Siberian tundra, summer greens shift to vibrant reds, yellows, and browns as temperatures drop and days shorten.
Scientists say the seasonal crop fires are burning later in the day than in previous years.
