Wildfires around Lake Baikal, Russia (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

Wildfires around Lake Baikal, Russia

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Temperatures in this region have skyrocketed in the past few weeks to the 70s prompting outbreaks of fires.

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NASA image courtesy Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response Team.

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