Crop Fires in Northern India | NASA Earth

Crop Fires in Northern India

When the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) on the Suomi NPP satellite passed over India on October 25, 2017, there were widespread crop fires in the province of Punjab. In the image above, red outlines show the approximate locations of active burning.

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https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=91185

Read more about crop fires in India:
https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=86982