Africa Experiences More Extensive Burning (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

Africa Experiences More Extensive Burning

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Africa experiences more extensive burning than any other region of the world. In July of this year, extensive fires covered much of the continent. The brightest fires, as observed by the MODIS instrument, are shown in orange and yellow.

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