This image from the 1605Z noaa12 pass shows a large wild fire on Corsica.
Channel 3, near IR, shows the heat source as a white area. Channel 1,
visible, shows the smoke plume to be very dense in places.
http://www.btinternet.com/~wokingham...1605-e-med.JPG
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Bernard Burton
Wokingham, Berkshire, UK.
Satellite images at:
www.btinternet.com/~wokingham.weather/wwp.html