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Fires Blaze Across Southern Africa

Terra image of fires in Africa
Fires abound throughout Angola, Zambia, Mozambique and even on the island of Madagascar in this image taken by Terra.

Fires abound throughout Angola, Zambia, Mozambique and even on the island of Madagascar in this image taken by Terra. This natural-color satellite image was collected by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) aboard the Terra satellite on August 18, 2015. Actively burning areas, detected by MODIS’s thermal bands, are outlined in red. NASA image courtesy Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response Team. Caption: NASA/Goddard, Lynn Jenner