Friday, 7 August 2015

In Africa, More Smoke Leads to Less Rain, NASA Shows

The MODIS instrument captured this image of numerous fires burning in the transition zone between the Sahara Desert to the north.

Agricultural fires in North Africa reduce the region's rainfall during the dry season, according to a NASA study.





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