Wildfires Burn Unchecked
in Mexico and Central America
Mexico (HDW) May 31, 2004 -
On May 31, 2004, numerous fires were burning
in southern Mexico across a broad swath that spanned the Pacific
to the Altantic Coast at the latitude of Lake Chapala, which glints
brightly in the Sun to the southwest of image center. (full
article...)
 Fires
Continue to Burn Near Bolivia-Brazil Border
Brazil
(HDW) September 19, 2004 - A thick
veil of smoke covered much of South America on September 14, 2004,
as intense fires continued to burn in western Brazil, Paraguay,
and Bolivia. Such widespread fires are not natural in the humid,
tropical environment, and these were probably started to clear land
for agriculture. (full article...)
 Ambrym
Volcano Active in 2002 Vanuatu Nation
(HDW) December 12, 2002 (John Search, Ambrym Volcano Report, http://www.volcanolive.com/ambrym20.html)
- Observations of Ambrym were made by John Seach during a climb
to the caldera between December 11th and 15th, 2002. (full
article...)
 Peppin
Fires in New Mexico Briefly Put into Check New
Mexico (HDW) June 1, 2004 - The Peppin
Fire in the El Capitan Mountains of New Mexico was briefly checked
late in the last week of May 2004 by moderate temperatures, cloudiness,
and a little rain. But in the first days of June, more dangerous,
windy conditions returned, and the fire once again flared up. This
pair of images shows the thermal signature detected by the sensors
in the morning (top) and afternoon (bottom) on June 1, 2004. (full
article...)
 Fires
in Amazon Basin may Contribute to Global Warming by Replcaing Clouds
with Smoke
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