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On July 24, 2004, the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’Aqua satellite captured this image of dozens of fires burning in northern Canada southeast of Great Slave Lake (top part of image, to the left of center).
Image by Jesse Allen, based on data from the MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA-GSFC
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Lightning likely ignited several large fires that sent smoke pouring over the Canadian province in early September 2025.
Another major tributary reached the Australian outback lake in 2025, extending the months-long flood of the vast, ephemeral inland sea.
The lake in Quebec drained suddenly in spring 2025, sending a wide channel of sediment-laden water through the forest.
