Satellite imagery of Amazon rainforest fire shows massive carbon monoxide pollution plume

Amazon rainforest fires seen from space in shocking NASA satellite images Shocking images captured by NASA’s Aqua satellite reveal several fires burning in the states of Rondonia, Amazonas, Pará, and Mato Grosso It’s home to over three million species of plants and animals, as well as one million indigenous people, but the Amazon rainforest is currently experiencing the worst wildfires ever seen. Now, NASA has revealed that the fires are so vast that they can even be seen from space. NASA explained: “In the Amazon region, fires are rare for much of the year because wet weather prevents them from starting and spreading.