Fire Data Across Africa (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

Fire Data Across Africa

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The Suomi NPP satellite detected these fires (red dots) in Africa on Jan. 30, 2016. Ichoku hypothesizes that such fires play a significant role in altering rainfall patterns.

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

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