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Wildfires burned across Lebanon
in mid-October, 2019.

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A pair of images taken
just ten days apart

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by the European Space Agency's
Sentinel-2A satellite

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show the burn scar from
one of the larger wildfires.

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North of the fire scar
is the country's capital, Beirut.

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The October 18th image reveals
several bright spots

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on the city's streets from
numerous fires of a different type.

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These fires were set by
protesters, burning tires

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and other debris to register
frustration with government corruption.

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While Sentinel's shortwave infrared
and near-infrared bands

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capture burn scars,
the brightness of reflected light

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from active fires
saturates the sensors

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to show the locations
of the hotspots.

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