Suggested Searches

 

1 min read

Fires Surrounding Lake Baikal

NASA Earth Observatory

Jun 18, 2003
Article
Instruments:
Topics:
2024-06-13 12:00:00
June 13, 2003

Scores of forest fires east of Lake Baikal in southern Russia continue to billow huge clouds of smoke over the country. The fires producing the smoke have been marked with red dots in this true-color Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) image from the Aqua satellite on June 13, 2003.

References & Resources

Image courtesy Jesse Allen, based on data from the MODIS Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC

Downloads

2024-06-13 12:00:00

June 13, 2003

JPEG (3.96 MB)

You may also be interested in:

Stay up-to-date with the latest content from NASA as we explore the universe and discover more about our home planet.
Peatland Fires Darken Skies in Indonesia
6 min read

With Indonesia gripped by drought, fires are smoldering on the surface and underground.

Article
Ontario Wildfire Smoke Moves East
3 min read

Canadian wildfires sent plumes of smoke streaming over Ontario, Quebec, and parts of the U.S. Midwest and Northeast.

Article
Fires Arrive in the Amazon Rainforest
6 min read

During El Niño, a cascade of fires across the tropics begins in equatorial Asia and continues in the central and…

Article
Keep Exploring

Discover More from NASA Earth Science

Subscribe to Earth Observatory Newsletters

Subscribe to the Earth Observatory and get the Earth in your inbox.

Earth Observatory Image of the Day

NASA's Earth Observatory brings you the Earth, every day, with in-depth stories and stunning imagery.

Explore Earth Science

Earth Science Data

Open access to NASA’s archive of Earth science data