NASA MODIS Image of the Day: September 4, 2007 – Fires in Brazil

NASA MODIS Image of the Day: September 4, 2007 - Fires in Brazil
This image of Brazil was captured by the MODIS on the Aqua satellite on August 25, 2007.
Every red dot in this image represents a fire.
Most of these are probably agricultural fires people have set on purpose to clear forest or manage grazing and farmlands. Fires in this region are common, particularly in the dry season, which runs until around the end of November. The rainy season begins in January. For more information on fires in the Amazon, try this article on Earth Observatory. To see more MODIS images of fires in Brazil, you can do a search on Earth Observatory as well.