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August 30th, 2010
Satellites Detect 131 Possible Wildfire Hotspots in Russia

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RIA NOVOSTI – The number of hotspots, visible in infrared light and possibly indicating wildfires, grew from 121 to 131 on Sunday, the fires.kosmosnimki.ru website receiving data from two NASA satellites said. The number of wildfires, which stood at 400-500 in early August, has been gradually decreasing in the past weeks amid a cold spell in Central Russia. The Aqua satellite, equipped with an atmospheric infrared sounder, and Terra, equipped with a thermal emission and reflection radiometer register any hotspots across Russia. Read More

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