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   PID: hpt/lnx 1.9.0-cur 2019-01-08   
   TID: hpt/lnx 1.9.0-cur 2019-01-08   
   July 1, 2023 - Fires in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Zambia   
      
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      A shroud of smoke covered Democratic Republic of Congo (north) and   
      Zambia (south) in late June 2023. On June 30 the Moderate Resolution   
      Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) acquired a true-color image of the   
      source of the smoke—dozens of fires burning across the region.   
      
      Each red dot marks a location where the thermal bands on the MODIS   
      instrument detected high temperatures. When accompanied by typical   
      smoke, as in this image, such “hot spots” are diagnostic for actively   
      burning fire.   
      
      While it is not possible to know the cause of a fire from a satellite   
      image, the widespread nature of the fires, their location, and the time   
      of year all suggest that people are intentionally setting most of these   
      fires for agricultural purposes. Although not necessarily immediately   
      hazardous on a small scale, such large-scale burning can have a strong   
      impact on weather, climate, human health, and natural resources.   
      
      Image Facts   
      Satellite:  Terra   
      Date Acquired: 6/29/2023   
      Resolutions:  1km (358.2 KB),  500m (786.7 KB),  250m (483.9   
      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=2023-07-01   
       
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