Fires in Eastern Russia

This true-color Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) image from the Aqua satellite on July 1, 2003, shows numerous fires in eastern Russia (left) and on Sakhalin Island (right). The fires, some of which are producing thick plumes of white smoke, are marked with red dots. Credit: Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC