September 26, 2020 - Fires in Argentina

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   On September 23, 2020, the Moderate Resolution Imaging
   Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on board NASA’s Terra satellite acquired a
   true-color image of smoke and fire across central Argentina.

   Clusters of small red hot spots, which mark areas of high temperature,
   dot the region. Smoke rises from these hot spots —as well as some areas
   too small to have visible hot spots— and is blown long distances by
   strong winds. While most smoke plumes streak to the southwest, some
   curl and expand, especially in the east. In the far eastern edge of the
   image, a few white clouds also form an arc in the prevailing wind.

   Warm temperatures combined with very little rainfall have contributed
   to a severe wildfire season in Argentina, particularly in the Parana
   River Delta and Buenos Aires and Cordoba Provinces. The United Nations
   Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs website Reliefweb
   reports that several forest fires have been burning in Buenos Aires and
   Cordoba Provinces since September 18. 2 people have been injured during
   fire-fighting operations and several communities have been evacuated
   across Cordoba. As of September 24, most of the major fires in Buenos
   Aires have been extinguished but active fires remain in Cordoba.

   The JRC Global Wildfire System (GWIS) shows hundreds of fires in
   central Argentina from September 18-25. It also notes that the fire
   danger forecast for September 24-25 is very high to extreme over
   eastern Cordoba and moderate to high over Buenos Aires province. Some
   rain is predicted for September 25, which should assist fire-fighting
   efforts.

   Image Facts
   Satellite:  Terra
   Date Acquired: 9/23/2020
   Resolutions:  1km (341.1 KB),  500m (1.1 MB),  250m (3.8 MB)
   Bands Used: 1,4,3
   Image Credit: MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC



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