African dust storm
This MODIS satellite image is showing uncontrolled forest fire set for land clearance by Brazilian farmers. Fire is destroying even natural forests close to already cleared forests. These fires are causing no major threat to villagers, but they are contributing negativity for global warming. Satellite data are providing a very successful data source to detect and record these types of fires in very remote loations.

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