On March 21, the Virginia Department of Forestry said that firefighters had responded to more than 100 wildfires in the previous 48 hours. The fires had burned more than 7,500 acres (3,000 hectares). The MODIS (Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer) sensor on NASA’s Terra satellite captured this image of smoke streaming from the fires on that day.

Fires in the Appalachians

Smoke billowed from multiple wildfires in the eastern U.S., fueled by dry and windy weather. View the full story

Credits: NASA Earth Observatory / Michala Garrison

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TakenMarch 21, 2024

Image CreditNASA Earth Observatory / Michala Garrison

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