NASA MODIS Image of the Day: May 21, 2008 – Fires in Florida

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More than 100 homes were damaged or destroyed by a wildfire in the southern part of Palm Bay, Florida, in mid-May 2008.

Dry conditions—possibly abetted by arsonists, according to news reports— created a fire emergency in the state over the weekend of May 10, with more than a hundred fires breaking out.

This image of two fires (outlined in red) in central Florida was captured by the MODIS on the Terra satellite on May 13.