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   April 23, 2023 - Fires in and around Iberá National Park   
      
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      On April 20, 2023, multiple fires were burning in Iberá National Park,   
      a protected wilderness in northeastern Argentina. The Moderate   
      Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on board NASA’s Aqua   
      satellite acquired a true-color image of the region on that same day.   
      Actively burning fires are marked in red and heavy gray smoke plumes   
      pour from some of the larger fires in the southwest.   
      
      Iberá National Park is a protected area of wetlands and grasslands   
      established in 2018 with land acquired by conservation groups and then   
      donated to the government of Argentina. Encompassing 1,370 square   
      kilometers (530 square miles) of the Corrientes region, the park is   
      part of a “rewilding” program which aims to reintroduce keystone   
      species, such as jaguars and capybaras, that have previously been   
      driven away by hunting, ranching and other human activities.   
      
      Fire activity has been higher than average, especially in and around   
      the park, for the last two years. Several fires reportedly began   
      burning in late December 2022 and continued to burn through February   
      2023. Using the NASA Worldview App to view daily MODIS imagery, fire   
      activity appeared to diminish through March, but by mid-April, some   
      fires appeared to reignite while additional hot spots appeared.   
      
      The cause of the individual fires is not clear, but the region has   
      sweltered under repetitive heat waves this summer, with temperatures as   
      high as 104˚F (40˚C) in mid-February. In addition, much of northeastern   
      Argentina is suffering from long-standing drought. The combination of   
      high air temperatures and dry vegetation creates a high risk of   
      wildfire.   
      
      Image Facts   
      Satellite:  Aqua   
      Date Acquired: 4/20/2023   
      Resolutions:  1km (56.4 KB),  500m (229.9 KB),  250m (809 KB)   
      Bands Used: 1,4,3   
      Image Credit: MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC   
      
      
      
   https://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov/gallery/individual.php?db_date=2023-04-23   
       
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