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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.
Image courtesy Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC
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Weeks of intense rain overwhelmed rivers and reservoirs, displacing hundreds of thousands of people.
Tens of thousands of people fled to safety as blazes spread throughout the country’s Biobío and Ñuble regions.
Dry, gusty conditions spurred fast-growing fires in Oklahoma and Kansas, along with dangerous dust storms across the region.
