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Logging makes forest fires more devastating
Using data from ESA's ERS-2 satellite, a team of scientists from Germany and Indonesia has concluded that the 1997-98 forest fires in Indonesia damaged recently-logged land much more seriously than virgin forest. Photo: F. Siebert

Credits: F. Siegert
 
 
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A comparison of three different Envisat sensors. Top, a MERIS reduced resolution image showing smoke plumes. Middle, this AATSR night time acquisition identifies fire hotspots in red. Bottom: an ASAR wide swath image used to chart fire damage.

Credits: ESA/Remote Sensing Solutions GmbH
 
  Last update: 12 July 2004 
 
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