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Fires in Russia near the China Border

Fires in Russia
Fires were spotted in the Amur Oblast province of eastern Russia near Shimanovsk on April 04, 2018.

Fires were spotted in the Amur Oblast province of eastern Russia near Shimanovsk on April 04, 2018. NOAA/NASA’s Suomi NPP satellite collected this natural-color image using the VIIRS (Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite). The area around the ongoing fires has blackened and developed into burn scars. These scars could be fromcurrent or previous fire activity. The actively burning areas, detected by MODIS’s thermal bands, are outlined in red. Smoke plumes can be seen billowing from the fires in a southeastern direction. The cause of the fires is unknown. NASA image courtesy Jeff Schmaltz LANCE/EOSDIS MODIS Rapid Response Team, GSFC. Caption by Lynn Jenner

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