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Fires in Brazil and Bolivia

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2003-09-23 00:00:00
September 23, 2003

Hundreds of fires were burning across South America on September 23, 2003. This Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) image from the Terra satellite shows fires (marked with red dots) spread over large areas of Brazil and Bolivia. A veil of smoke hangs over the region.

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Image courtesy Jesse Allen, based on data from the MODIS Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC

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