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   March 9, 2023 - Fires in the Southeastern United States   
      
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      Dozens of fires were burning across the Southeastern United States on   
      March 7, 2023, when the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer   
      (MODIS) on board NASA’s Aqua satellite acquired a true-color image of   
      the region.   
      
      Six states are visible between the clouds in this image. Starting in   
      the northeast and moving clockwise, they are Kentucky, Virginia, North   
      Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, and Tennessee. Active fires   
      are present in all states, with the highest number visible in Piedmont   
      and Coastal regions of North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia.   
      
      Given the time of year, the number of fires, and their location, it is   
      likely that most of these fires are either prescribed burns or   
      agricultural in origin. The Southeastern United States is   
      agriculturally rich, and fire is a useful tool used to clear old crops,   
      renew pastureland, and open new areas for use. Early March is prime   
      time to prepare ground and plant new crops.   
      
      Fire is also essential in some fire-dependent ecosystems, such as the   
      southeastern oak and pine savannas. The southern pine ecosystem, the   
      only home to the endangered Red Cockaded Woodpecker, is adapted to   
      slow-burning, low-intensity and frequent wildfires. Prescribed burns,   
      deliberately set and managed to clear underbrush, help sustain   
      fire-adapted ecosystems as well as prevent high-intensity burns in   
      forests or grasslands where brush is allowed to overgrow.   
      
      While most of these fires are deliberately set, some wildfires are   
      currently burning. According to state fire management links on the   
      National Interagency Fire Center’s website, North Carolina reports 94   
      wildfires burning on about 450 acres across the state on March 7. None   
      of these are large enough to be reported on the Inciweb Incident   
      Information System, however.   
      
      Image Facts   
      Satellite:  Aqua   
      Date Acquired: 3/7/2023   
      Resolutions:  1km (93.2 KB),  500m (335.7 KB),  250m (1 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=2023-03-09   
       
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