Siberian Smoke on the Move

From NASA's Earth Observatory:

Siberian Smoke on the Move

Farmers in the steppe of southern Russia have an old tradition of burning dried grass in the spring to fertilize the soil for the new growing season. That tradition became a nightmare in April 2015 when large numbers of agricultural fires escaped the control of their handlers and spread rapidly across the dry landscape. The smoke from these fires lofted high into the troposphere. Read more at http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=85733&src=fb

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