Safari 2000 Fires and Aerosols

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The fires that raged across southern Africa in August and September of 2000 produced a thick 'river of smoke' that observers compared with the aftermath of the Kuwaiti oil fires in 1991. NASA-supported studies currently underway on the event will contribute to improved air pollution policies in the region and a better understanding of its impact on climate change.

Fires measured by NOAA AVHRR and Smoke Index measured by Earth Probe TOMS over Southern Africa from 9-5-2000 to 9-25-2000

Fires measured by NOAA AVHRR and Smoke Index measured by Earth Probe TOMS over Southern Africa on 9-25-2000

Fires measured by NOAA AVHRR and Smoke Index measured by Earth Probe TOMS over Southern Africa on 9-25-2000

Video slate image reads, "Safari 2000: Fires and Aerosols".

Video slate image reads, "Safari 2000: Fires and Aerosols".

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See http://www.gsfc.nasa.gov/gsfc/earth/environ/safari2000final.htm

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This page was originally published on Thursday, November 16, 2000.
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