Large fires in the forested mountains of Russia southeast of Lake Baikal (Burytiya region) and northern Mongolia’s Selenge province continued to grow on May 22, 2009. Read more…
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The large water body is Lake Baikal.
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NASA image courtesy the MODIS Rapid Response Team