An expansive, destructive wildfire north of Los Angeles is visible from space by day and night.
Published Jun 28, 2016
This image from June 9, 2011, shows Arizona’s Wallow Fire in the White Mountains near the border with New Mexico.
Published Jun 10, 2011
Temperature, humidity, and winds contributed to the rapid spread of fire in Lake County, about 100 miles northwest of Sacramento.
Published Jun 27, 2018
The eastern part of the fire was active overnight, expanding the burned area to 76,000 acres.
Published Oct 30, 2019
The Thomas fire is now the fourth largest wildfire on record in California.
Published Dec 15, 2017
A wildfire burning in Los Padres National Park charred more than 500 acres—including the home of Big Sur’s fire chief.
Published Dec 17, 2013
The Basin Complex Fire was clearly active on multiple fronts. The large burn scar in the lower center of the center shows that the fire ran all the way to the coast in places. South of Big Sur, portions of the state’s famously scenic coastal highway (Highway 1) had to be closed.
Published Jul 3, 2008
The blaze is the largest in Arizona this year and the largest in the United States right now.
Published Jun 16, 2020Image of the Day Heat Land Fires Human Presence Remote Sensing
As the smoke from this fire makes clear, surface winds do not always blow in the same direction as those at higher altitudes.
Published Jul 21, 2017
Smoke billows from the Wallow Fire in this natural color image taken on June 8, 2011.
Published Jun 9, 2011
Twenty days after being ignited by lightning, California’s Lion Fire continues to grow.
Published Jul 29, 2011
