Wildfire in Sweden

The Operational Land Imager (OLI) on Landsat 8 captured this natural-color image of a 2014 wildfire in V√§stmanland, Sweden, the largest wildfire Sweden has seen in four decades. Multiple smoke plumes rise from the perimeter of the fire and blow northwest in the wind. Burned forest appears brown; unaffected forests are dark green; farmland is light green; and fallow fields are tan. Hot and dry weather exacerbated the fire, stressing vegetation and priming it to burn. With a high-pressure system parked over Scandinavia, oppressive heat emerged across Sweden in July and August of 2014, bringing record or near-record temperatures to many towns and cities.

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Science Source / NASA Earth Observatory

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5400 x 5400 pixels

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18 x 18 inches / 46 x 46 cm

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