Large fires continue to char Alaskan forests.
Atmosphere Land Fires
Several lightning-triggered fires were burning near the Tanana River, southwest of Fairbanks, Alaska, on July 7, 2009.
Image of the Day Heat Land Fires
Rainy weather moderated fire activity in interior Alaska, and when the clouds cleared on August 9, 2009, several large burn scars were visible.
Fires
Image of the Day Atmosphere Land Life
Acquired June 7,2010, this natural-color image shows wildfires burning along the border between Alaska and Yukon Territory.
In 2015, wildfires in Alaska consumed an area nearly the size of New Jersey.
Image of the Day Land Fires
Dozens of large fires burned across interior Alaska on August 3, 2009, generating a pall of thick smoke that spread over thousands of square miles.
Image of the Day Land Dust and Haze Fires
In east-central Alaska, the Pingo Fire was scorching hundreds of thousands of acres north of the Yukon River in early July 2004.