Smoke Seen From Space in the Sahel (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

Smoke Seen From Space in the Sahel

Caption

Numerous fires create a smoky pall over the skies of western Africa. The image above was acquired on Dec. 10, 2015.

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NASA Earth Observatory image by Joshua Stevens, using VIIRS data from Suomi NPP

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