Hundreds of fires veiled northern Indochina in smoke as the traditional land-use burning season neared its peak.
Published Mar 19, 2014
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
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
Strong winds fueled the Bar Complex Fire in Northern California on September 13, 2006.
Published Sep 14, 2006
An arc of hundreds of individual fires wraps around the northern part of Cambodia, north of the Tônlé Sab lake, on February 9, 2009.
Published Feb 11, 2009
Among the byproducts of the pandemic and social distancing is a drop in forest management fires on federal lands.
Published May 18, 2020
The U.S. Forest Service and National Interagency Fire Center used a new tool to help monitor active wildfires across the entire United States and decide how to best combat them.
Published Aug 21, 2001
Drought-parched wetlands in South America have been burning for weeks.
Published Sep 17, 2020
Satellites begin to detect heightened fire activity in July and August in the Amazon.
Published Aug 16, 2019
This true-color image shows a large fire burning on the western coast of Scotland.
Published May 5, 2011
