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Fires in Southeastern Africa

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2024-08-25 12:00:00
August 25, 2003

Represented by red dots, active fires cover much of Mozambique, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, and Malawi in this Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) image captured by the Aqua satellite on August 25, 2003.

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Image courtesy Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC

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