Many wildfires continue pepper central Russia and created a portrait of swirling smoke in a satellite image.
Many wildfires continue pepper central Russia and created a portrait of swirling smoke in a satellite image. The Suomi NPP satellite’s Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) instrument identified smoke and heat from many wildfires on July 18, 2016 at 06:30 UTC (2:30 a.m. EDT). In the image the red area indicate hotspots and the location of the fires.
Suomi NPP is managed by NASA, NOAA and the U.S. Department of Defense.
Image Credit: NASA MODIS Rapid Response, Jeff Schmaltz, Text: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Rob Gutro