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Fires in Central and Southern Africa

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2024-08-01 12:00:00
August 1, 2002

Numerous fires (red dots) are burning near the Okavango River Delta (broom stick feature) in southern Africa on August 1, 2002. (White marks indicate regions of data loss.)

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

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