Pollution from Fires across Northwest Africa

Image of the Day Atmosphere Dust and Haze Fires

Fires in Central Africa

Fires

Heavy Smoke Blankets Borneo

For much of October, smoke poured from fires in Borneo.

Image of the Day Atmosphere Fires

Smoke Blankets Indonesia

As El Niño intensifies, peat deposits are making seasonal fires in Sumatra and Borneo unusually difficult to control.

Image of the Day Atmosphere Land Fires

Carbon Monoxide from California Fires

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CO Emissions from Canadian Fires

Image of the Day Atmosphere Dust and Haze Fires

Fires in Mexico and Central America

Fires

Fires in Mozambique and South Africa

A river of smoke several hundred kilometers wide flowed off the southeast coast of Africa in early September 2008. The smoke was coming from hundreds, probably thousands, of fires burning in Mozambique, South Africa, and Swaziland.

Image of the Day Atmosphere Land Fires