Iraq

Iraq

Iraq

Satellite
Iraq
Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC

Media reports of an act of sabotage along oil pipelines in northern Iraq could explain the black cloud of oil smoke visible in this image of the region, captured by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on the Terra satellite on August 17, 2003.

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Maps of Iraq

Toxic sulfur smoke across Iraq

Toxic sulfur smoke across Iraq

A fire burning at an industrial sulfur processing facility in northern Iraq at the junction of...

Toxic sulfur smoke across Iraq

Toxic sulfur smoke across Iraq

A fire burning at an industrial sulfur processing facility in northern Iraq at the junction of...

Toxic smoke plume from sulfur fire in Northern Iraq

Toxic smoke plume from sulfur fire in Northern Iraq

A fire burning at an industrial sulfur processing facility in northern Iraq at the junction of...

Toxic smoke plume from sulfur fire in Northern Iraq

Toxic smoke plume from sulfur fire in Northern Iraq

A fire burning at an industrial sulfur processing facility in northern Iraq at the junction of...

Toxic sulfur smoke across Iraq

Toxic sulfur smoke across Iraq

A fire burning at an industrial sulfur processing facility in northern Iraq at the junction of...

Toxic sulfur smoke across Iraq

Toxic sulfur smoke across Iraq

A fire burning at an industrial sulfur processing facility in northern Iraq at the junction of...

Burning oil wells in Southern Iraq (morning overpass)

Burning oil wells in Southern Iraq (morning overpass)

On Sunday, March 23, 2003, the previous day’s clouds over Iraq had cleared, and the vegetation...

Burning oil wells in Southern Iraq (afternoon overpass)

Burning oil wells in Southern Iraq (afternoon overpass)

On Sunday, March 23, 2003, the previous day’s clouds over Iraq had cleared, and the vegetation...

Oil smoke in Southern Iraq (morning overpass)

Oil smoke in Southern Iraq (morning overpass)

A rupture on a major oil pipeline in southern Iraq spilled a pool of oil over...

Oil smoke in Southern Iraq (afternoon overpass)

Oil smoke in Southern Iraq (afternoon overpass)

A rupture on a major oil pipeline in southern Iraq spilled a pool of oil over...

Smoke from pipeline fire in Southern Iraq (morning overpass)

Smoke from pipeline fire in Southern Iraq (morning overpass)

A rupture on a major oil pipeline in southern Iraq spilled a pool of oil over...

Smoke from pipeline fire in Southern Iraq (afternoon overpass)

Smoke from pipeline fire in Southern Iraq (afternoon overpass)

A rupture on a major oil pipeline in southern Iraq spilled a pool of oil over...

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