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Fires are scattered across northeast Brazil in this true-color image captured by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer on the Terra satellite on November 10, 2003. Active fire detections appear as red dots.
Image by Jesse Allen, based on data from the MODIS Rapid Response System
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Satellite-based maps show northern wildland fires becoming more frequent and widespread as temperatures rise and lightning reaches higher latitudes.
Tens of thousands of people fled to safety as blazes spread throughout the country’s Biobío and Ñuble regions.
Scientists say the seasonal crop fires are burning later in the day than in previous years.
