
Image caption
Smoke blankets the western portion of Indonesia during a moderate El Niño late in 2002. Red dots indicate areas where fires were actively burning. MODIS image courtesy of NASA.
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Smoke blankets the western portion of Indonesia during a moderate El Niño late in 2002. Red dots indicate areas where fires were actively burning. MODIS image courtesy of NASA.