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A number of wildfires burning in southwestern Russia filled the skies over Moscow with a thick pall of smoke on July 30-31, 2002. This true-color scene was acquired by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS), flying aboard NASA’s Terra satellite, on July 30.
Image courtesy Liam Gumley, Space Science and Engineering Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison
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Smoke filled river valleys in northeastern Washington and parts of British Columbia.
Fueled by extreme heat and dry conditions, intense wildfires in Spain and Portugal sent thick smoke across parts of Europe.
Across the northeastern Siberian tundra, summer greens shift to vibrant reds, yellows, and browns as temperatures drop and days shorten.
