Agricultural Fires in the Punjab State (IMAGE)

Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences

Agricultural Fires in the Punjab State

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This image, captured by NOAA/NASA's Suomi NPP's Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS), shows agricultural fires in the northernmost section of the Punjab state of India in October 2017. Actively burning areas, detected by VIIRS are outlined in red.

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NASA/ Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response Team

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