Peatland Fires Darken Skies in Indonesia - NASA Science
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Indonesië ervaart momenteel een zeer ernstige en langdurige droogte.
Indonesia is currently experiencing a very serious and long drought.
Diep onder de grond smeulen veenbranden in de hele regio.
Deep under the ground, peatland fires are smoldering across the region.
Deze branden zijn gevaarlijk omdat ze langzaam onder de bodem branden.
These fires are dangerous because they burn slowly under the soil.
Ze produceren veel meer rook dan normale bosbranden doen.
They produce much more smoke than normal forest fires do.
NASA-satellieten houden deze brandhaarden in de gaten vanuit hun positie in de ruimte.
NASA satellites monitor these hot spots from their position in space.
Speciale sensoren detecteren warmteafwijkingen op het oppervlak van het land.
Special sensors detect heat anomalies on the surface of the land.
Rode stippen op de kaart tonen precies waar de branden plaatsvinden.
Red dots on the map show exactly where the fires occur.
Wetenschappers hopen dat deze data teams helpt de branden sneller te blussen.
Scientists hope this data helps teams to extinguish the fires faster.
Vocabulary (Dutch)
- Drought
- Droogte
- Smoldering
- Smeulend
- Peatland
- Veenland
- Polluting
- Vervuilend
- Extinguish
- Blussen
- Anomalies
- Afwijkingen
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