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Scores of wildfires (red dots) are billowing dense smoke across the island of Borneo. This true-color Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) image was acquired on August 28, 2002, and shows the southern portion of the island.
Image by Jesse Allen, based on data from the MODIS Rapid Response Team at NASA-GSFC
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