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   March 2, 2023 - Fire and Smoke in Southeast Asia   
      
      Fire and Smoke   
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      By early March, the late dry season wanes as temperatures rise in   
      Southeast Asia, creating perfect conditions for the spread of fire.   
      During this season, farmers set small fires to manage land,   
      particularly to clear residue of old crops, prepare fields for   
      planting, and renew pastures. Fire is also a tool use for clearing   
      forest for new cropland. While most agricultural fires are useful and   
      stay under control, they may also escape to create destructive   
      wildfires.   
      
      On March 1, 2023, the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer   
      (MODIS) on board NASA’s Terra satellite acquired a true-color image of   
      heavy smoke across part of Southeast Asia. Most of the gray haze hangs   
      over the lowest valleys especially along Burma’s (Myanmar’s) Irrawaddy   
      River, which is completely obscured from view. Haze also settled in the   
      valleys in Thailand, to the east, while a large bank of fog lies over   
      parts of Vietnam and Laos.   
      
      Red hot spots, many with long plumes of gray smoke rising from them,   
      mark actively burning fires. Many dozens of fires are scattered across   
      the entire scene.   
      
      While smoke from fires currently burning across much of Southeast Asia   
      undoubtedly contribute to the gray skies, some of the haze over Burma   
      (Myanmar) has seeped eastward from a thick cloud of aerosols hanging   
      over India and Bangladesh. Winter aerosol haze frequently occurs over   
      those countries, driven by smoke, pollution, and dust that collects   
      south of the Himalayan Mountains. When trapped near the ground by an   
      air inversion, the thick haze can spread across not only India and   
      Bangladesh, but also into the air over Southeast Asia.   
      
      Image Facts   
      Satellite:  Terra   
      Date Acquired: 3/1/2023   
      Resolutions:  1km (325.8 KB),  500m (1.1 MB),  250m (3.8 MB)   
      Bands Used: 1,4,3   
      Image Credit: MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC   
      
      
      
   https://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov/gallery/individual.php?db_date=2023-03-02   
       
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