A blocking high-pressure system and a heat wave helped fuel an outbreak of wildfires in far northern Siberia.
Published Aug 2, 2013
In late-July 2013, wildfires poured thick smoke across central Russia.
Published Jul 29, 2013
On June 27, 2013, NASA’s Aqua satellite captured this image of wildfires burning in northeastern Russia.
Published Jun 27, 2013
With ice still on the Angara River, farmers in Russia began preparing their fields for the coming growing season.
Published May 13, 2013
In the Amur region of Russia, spring means farmers burn their fields to prep for the coming season.
Published May 1, 2013
The summer of 2012 has proven to be one of the most severe wildfire seasons Russia has faced in a decade.
Published Sep 13, 2012
Wildfires burned in eastern Russia on August 28, 2012.
Published Aug 28, 2012
The Suomi NPP satellite carries an instrument so sensitive to low light levels that it can detect wildfires in the middle of the night.
Published Aug 7, 2012
More than 30 taiga wildfires burned in the Far East of Russia on July 10, 2012.
Published Jul 10, 2012
Fires in the Far East of Russia produced large amounts of smoke on June 28, 2012.
Published Jun 29, 2012
Authorities have declared a state of emergency in several Russian districts.
Published Jun 19, 2012
Burning crops is a spring ritual in Central Asia.
Published Apr 26, 2012
Russian authorities grapple with fires near Novisibirsk.
Published Apr 19, 2012
