During the dry season in Central America and southern Mexico (roughly between December and May), fires are common. This image of the area was captured by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer modis.gsfc.nasa.gov (MODIS) on NASA's aqua.nasa.gov Aqua satellite on April 18, 2007. Places where MODIS detected actively burning fires are marked in red.
Fires are concentrated in agricultural areas of northwestern Guatemala. Although agricultural fires are not necessarily immediately hazardous, they can have a strong influence on weather, climate, human health, and adjacent natural resources. Each fire season scientists in the tropical forests of northern Guatemala must keep a close eye on agricultural fires to make sure they do not accidentally invade natural areas and preserves that protect archaeological ruins from the Maya civilization. Read about the role of MODIS fire detections in protecting Maya ruins in the sidebar earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Study/FireAlerts/fire_alerts2.html ''Fire Alerts Go Global,'' part of the Earth Observatory feature article earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Study/FireAlerts/fire_alerts.html Fire Alarms from Orbit.
The large image provided above has a spatial resolution (level of detail) of 250 meters per pixel. The MODIS Rapid Response Team provides rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/subsets/?CAmerica_2_03/2007108/ twice-daily images of the region in additional resolutions.
NASA image courtesy the rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov MODIS Rapid Response Team, Goddard Space Flight Center
| Date Taken: | 08.01.2011 |
| Date Posted: | 02.08.2013 09:44 |
| Photo ID: | 843460 |
| Resolution: | 4400x4400 |
| Size: | 3.03 MB |
| Location: | WASHINGTON, D.C., US |
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