image: NASA's Aqua satellite spotted several fires and smoke in northern Spain in the Cantabrian Mountains. The mountains are evident from the white snow atop them. There are also some fires burning in the Braga, Viana do Castelo, and Porto municipalities of northeastern Portugal. According to Portugal's forestry web site, 38 percent of the total land surface of the country is forested. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer instrument that flies onboard NASA's Aqua satellite captured an image of fires and smoke on March 28, 2012, at 13:15 UTC (9:15 am EDT). The fires appear as red squares and smoke from the fires appears a light brown color. view more
Credit: NASA image courtesy Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response Team. Caption: NASA/Goddard, Rob Gutro