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Fires In Alaska and Northern Canada

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Jul 01, 2004
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2004-06-30 00:00:00
June 30, 2004

Smoke spread in a thick blanket over eastern Alaska on June 30, 2004. This image of Alaska and a small portion of Yukon Territory, Canada (right), shows the smoky skies and the locations of numerous wildfires. The image was captured by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on the Terra satellite. Areas where MODIS detected active fire are outlined in red.

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Image courtesy the MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA-Goddard Space Flight Center

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