Image of the week: Haze over Southeast Asia

Image of the week: Haze over Southeast Asia Craig MacDonald Thu, 16/04/2026 - 15:00

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Image of the week: Haze over Southeast Asia

Watching our Earth from space

This week’s image is of smoke and haze over Thailand, Laos, Myanmar and neighbouring countries. The image was captured on 14 April 2026 by one of the Copernicus Sentinel-3 satellites.

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The smoke and haze is caused by a mix of agricultural burning and wildfires, which have been exacerbated by recent warm, dry conditions.

The haze has caused major air quality problems in cities in affected parts of southeast Asia.

Wildfire image

The main image was captured by the OLCI instrument onboard one of the Copernicus Sentinel-3 satellites on 14 April 2026.

EUMETSAT operates the Sentinel-3 satellites, in cooperation with ESA, and delivers the marine and atmospheric data on behalf of the European Union.

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Follow wildfires in Southeast Asia at the Global Disaster Awareness and Coordination Centre or at the Global Wildfire Information Service

Monitor haze condition s over Southeast Asia

NASA image of the haze

How data from EUMETSAT and Copernicus satellites is used to monitor the atmosphere

How satellite data is used to help manage wildfires

View our new guide to using Earth observation to detect, monitor and assess wildfires

Access atmospheric data from EUMETSAT User Portal

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