Fires in Brazil (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

Fires in Brazil

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A NASA satellite captured this image of active fires along the Madeira River in Brazil in 2010, a year that had unusually high fire activity. Fires are shown in red and plumes of gray smoke are visible.

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Credit: NASA/Earth Observatory

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