Fires in Eastern Russia
Many wildfires continue to burn in eastern Russia, as shown in this image captured by NASA's Aqua satellite on June 14, 2012 at 03:40 UTC (June 13, 2012, 11:40pm ETC/U.S.) Light gray smoke streams from the red hotspots detected by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS). Deadly wildfires have plagued Siberia over the last few weeks, sending smoke across the Pacific Ocean. For the full story and an animation about the pollution from the Siberian fires, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/fires/main/siberia-smoke.html.
Images: NASA Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response Team. Text: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Katrina Jackson