Fires Scar the Chilean Landscape – Burned Areas Visible From Space

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Fires Scar the Chilean Landscape – Burned Areas Visible From Space
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Although the outbreak of fires in early February 2023 has subsided, the burned area remained visible from space. Wildland fires raged across central and southern Chile in early February 2023. The blazes killed dozens, injured thousands, and left many people homeless. The smoke that previously pou

Image acquired on February 14, 2023, by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer on NASA’s Terra satellite.

Although the outbreak of fires in early February 2023 has subsided, the burned area remained visible from space. across central and southern Chile in early February 2023. The blazes killed dozens, injured thousands, and left many people homeless. The smoke that previously poured over the Pacific Ocean has since lessened, but the scars on the landscape remain.’s Terra satellite acquired these images before and after the outbreak of fires. The images are false-color, composed from a combination of shortwave infrared and visible light , which makes it easier to distinguish the burn scar on the landscape.

Image acquired before the fires, on February 2, 2023, by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer on NASA’s Terra satellite. The image above, acquired on the morning of February 2, 2023, shows a lush green landscape with only a few distinct burn scars, including one along the Biobío River from a

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