The satellite-based atlas includes information about more than 13 million fires.
Published Aug 8, 2019
Scientists have answered some important questions about how fires vary around the world and are changing over time.
Published Aug 21, 2019
The reality of science, statistics, and satellites is that a deep understanding of the causes, effects, and severity of a fire season takes time.
Published Mar 3, 2020
This true-color image shows a large fire burning on the western coast of Scotland.
Published May 5, 2011
Satellites detect fires that are not necessarily being reported. Scientists are taking note and compiling global views of fire behavior and evolution.
Published Oct 22, 2018
Scientists have found a way to detect nighttime fires even sooner, when they are still relatively small.
Published Apr 7, 2017
Hundreds of fires veiled northern Indochina in smoke as the traditional land-use burning season neared its peak.
Published Mar 19, 2014
It is not even summertime, but already the United Kingdom has seen a significant number of wildfires.
Published May 6, 2019
As is common during the dry season, satellites detected many fires in Northern Territory.
Published Jun 11, 2018
Changes in human settlement patterns and agriculture have led to less burning in grasslands, tropical forests, and savannas.
Published Jun 30, 2017
Following a notable increase in fire activity in August 2019 and a gradual rise in deforestation, scientists have been watching for signs of how 2020 might shape up. Several worrisome signs have emerged.
Published Aug 19, 2020Image of the Day Heat Land Fires Human Presence Remote Sensing
Satellites have detected an increase in fire activity early in the 2019 dry season in the southern Amazon.
Published Aug 23, 2019Image of the Day Atmosphere Heat Land Fires Human Presence Remote Sensing
During the May-October dry season, fire often smolders through Indonesia’s tropical forests. The challenge is to keep track of the fires set in remote regions, a task perfectly suited to satellite imagery. Fire locations from MODIS for the week of August 4, 2008, are marked with red dots here. Officials were concerned that fires during the 2008 season could be more intense than normal because the dry season had been especially dry.
Published Aug 23, 2008
Land managers in the Kimberley region of Australia set low-intensity, controlled fires early in the dry season to protect from destructive blazes later in the year.
Published Apr 12, 2013
Even during the wet season, fires can burn in the large wetland region in southwestern Brazil.
Published Mar 10, 2020
