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In Southeast Asia, fires (red dots) continue to spread across a wider area of Thailand (left), Cambodia (center), and Vietnam (right). This true-color Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) image from the Aqua satellite was acquired January 22, 2003.
Image courtesy Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC
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