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Headline: Amazing Earth: NASA Chose Best Satellite Images from 2019

Caption: PICTURE SHOWS: Fires in Paraguay, Bolivia and Brazil. 2019 saw a sharp increase of fire activity throughout South America, including in parts of the Amazon. Fire activity in much of South America often coincides with a dry season from July through October. In this Landsat 8 satellite image from August 2019, active fires can be seen near the border of Bolivia, Paraguay and Brazil. (Note that this area is not in the Amazon rainforest.) This image was created by combining data from the OLI bands 4-3-2 (visible light), as well as observations of shortwave-infrared light in order to highlight the active fire. Recently burned areas appear black. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) sensor on the Aqua satellite provided data that indicated this fire likely burned first in Paraguay and then spread into Bolivia and Brazil by Aug. 19, 2019. ... STORY COPY: Amazing Earth: Satellite Images from 2019 This January, NASA have taken a look back at some notable satellite views of our planet from 2019. They explain: “Was 2019 an eventful year for you? It certainly was for our home planet. Earth experienced volcanic eruptions, tropical cyclones and melting glaciers. From space, NASA saw a surge in Amazon rainforest wildfires as well as a total solar eclipse in the South Pacific. “What better way to reflect on the events of 2019 than through the “eyes” of NASA’s fleet of Earth-observing satellites and instruments on the International Space Station? These space assets constantly orbit our globe and provide invaluable information to scientists, government agencies and people like you.”

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