Images related to California Wildfires as Seen From the Space Shuttle

Piute Fire, Sequoia National Forest
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Piute Fire, Sequoia National Forest

The Piute Fire, burning south of Lake Isabella in the Sequoia National Forest in the southern Sierra Nevada Mountains, was one of the more than 300 wildfires burning across the state of California in early July 2008.

Published Jul 14, 2008

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Bear Fire in New Mexico
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Bear Fire in New Mexico

Published Jul 11, 2006

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Bull Fire in California’s Sequoia National Forest
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Bull Fire in California’s Sequoia National Forest

Outlined in red in this true-color image from July 27, 2010, the Bull Fire produced thick plumes of smoke as it burned near the southern edge of the Sequoia National Forest in southern California.

Published Jul 29, 2010

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Bullock Fire
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Bullock Fire

This image of the Bullock Fire was taken by the crew of the International Space Station using a digital camera on May 23, 2002, two days after the fire began. By May 25, fighting the fire was listed as the top national priority.

Published Jun 4, 2002

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Dominic Point Fire, Montana
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Dominic Point Fire, Montana

Taken July 25, 2010, this astronaut photograph shows the Dominic Point Fire burning in the Bitterroot National Forest in Montana.

Published Jul 28, 2010

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Siskiyou Complex Fire, Northern California
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Siskiyou Complex Fire, Northern California

Lightning triggered a complex of forest fires in Northern California’s Klamath National Forest on June 21, 2008. The image centers on the largest of the fires in the Siskiyou Complex.

Published Jul 15, 2008

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Satellites Show a Decline in Fire in the U.S. Southeast
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Satellites Show a Decline in Fire in the U.S. Southeast

Among the byproducts of the pandemic and social distancing is a drop in forest management fires on federal lands.

Published May 18, 2020

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McNalley and Pines Fires in California
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McNalley and Pines Fires in California

Published Jul 25, 2002

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Bagley Fire Burn Scar
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Bagley Fire Burn Scar

In a region that has seen the number of fires and acres burned rise in recent decades, the Bagley fire burned another 46,000 acres of forest in northern California. However, recently published research suggests the severity of fires in the area has remained steady.

Published Sep 17, 2012

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