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March 29, 2026 - Aerosols Over Myanmar
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Heavy haze hung over Myanmar (Burma) in the closing days of March 2026. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Terra satellite captured this true-color image of the thick gray skies on March 27.
The haze appears to be primarily the result of widespread agricultural fires, which are used to manage cropland to prepare for the upcoming growing season. Fire is an easy and inexpensive tool used in controlled burns to return nutrients to the soil and clear field of unwanted plants and crop residue. Fires usually begin to appear in Southeast Asia in early January or February and peak in late March or April near the end of the dry season. By May, after crops have been planted and the rainy season returns, agricultural fires largely cease.
Image Facts
Satellite:
Terra
Date Acquired: 3/27/2026
Resolutions:
1km (333.5 KB), 500m (783 KB), 250m (1.1 MB)
Bands Used: 1,4,3
Image Credit:
MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC
Heavy haze hung over Myanmar (Burma) in the closing days of March 2026. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Terra satellite captured this true-color image of the thick gray skies on March 27.
The haze appears to be primarily the result of widespread agricultural fires, which are used to manage cropland to prepare for the upcoming growing season. Fire is an easy and inexpensive tool used in controlled burns to return nutrients to the soil and clear field of unwanted plants and crop residue. Fires usually begin to appear in Southeast Asia in early January or February and peak in late March or April near the end of the dry season. By May, after crops have been planted and the rainy season returns, agricultural fires largely cease.
Image Facts
Satellite:
Terra
Date Acquired: 3/27/2026
Resolutions:
1km (333.5 KB), 500m (783 KB), 250m (1.1 MB)
Bands Used: 1,4,3
Image Credit:
MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC
