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Fires (red dots) along the Amur River (center) in southeastern Russia appear to be growing more intense. This Moderate-resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) image was acquired on May 11, 2002.
Please note that the high-resolution scene provided here is 500 meters per pixel. For a copy of this scene at the sensor's fullest resolution, visit the MODIS Rapidfire site.
Image courtesy Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC
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