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A number of wildfires (red pixels) can be seen burning in the Okavango Delta, in northern Botswana, on March 31, 2002. This true-color image was acquired by the Moderate-resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS), flying aboard NASA’s Terra satellite.
Image courtesy Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC
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After days of torrential rain, the river rose to record-breaking levels in parts of Nepal and India.
Heavy rains since mid-September have caused widespread flooding that has affected millions of people across the country.
With Indonesia gripped by drought, fires are smoldering on the surface and underground.
