Following The Carbon Monoxide Trail

  • Released Tuesday, December 6, 2011
  • Updated Thursday, December 3, 2015 at 12:35PM
  • ID: 10853

The intense red in this Sept. 26, 2005 image illustrates the highest level of carbon monoxide recorded in the 2005 burn season.

The intense red in this Sept. 26, 2005 image illustrates the highest level of carbon monoxide recorded in the 2005 burn season.

Carbon monoxide is not often thought of as a greenhouse gas, but in the atmosphere it reacts with hydroxyl radical (OH) to form carbon dioxide.

Carbon monoxide is not often thought of as a greenhouse gas, but in the atmosphere it reacts with hydroxyl radical (OH) to form carbon dioxide.

Astronauts captured this image from space, illustrating the environmental impact of the slash and burn technique used in the Amazon.

Astronauts captured this image from space, illustrating the environmental impact of the slash and burn technique used in the Amazon.



Credits

Please give credit for this item to:
NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
Image of Amazon rainforest fires captured from space courtesy of the Image Science & Analysis Laboratory, NASA Johnson Space Center.



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