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Fires in Canada's Prairie Provinces

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2024-06-01 12:00:00
June 1, 2002

Wildfires (red dots) continue to burn in the Canadian provinces of Alberta (left) and Saskatchewan (center). Southeastern Saskatchewan is clouded by heavy smoke in this image from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) taken on June 1, 2002.

Please note that the high-resolution scene provided here is 500 meters per pixel. For a copy of the scene at the sensor's fullest resolution, visit the MODIS Rapid Response Image Gallery.

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Image courtesy Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC

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