This image from June 9, 2011, shows Arizona’s Wallow Fire in the White Mountains near the border with New Mexico.
Atmosphere Land Fires
Image of the Day Land Fires
The wildfire was first spotted in the mountains of southwestern New Mexico on May 11, 2014.
Land Fires
The fast-moving King fire burned in Eldorado National Forest in September 2014.
In early September 2015, the Rough Fire was the largest active wildfire in California.
Dense smoke billows from a massive wildfire—the Wallow Fire—in eastern Arizona in this photo-like image from June 4, 2011.
Atmosphere Land Fires Human Presence
Fires
Temperature, humidity, and winds contributed to the rapid spread of fire in Lake County, about 100 miles northwest of Sacramento.
Image of the Day Land Fires Human Presence Remote Sensing
A wildfire in Fresno County, California has burned more than 28,000 acres.
An expansive, destructive wildfire north of Los Angeles is visible from space by day and night.
Image of the Day Heat Fires Human Presence Remote Sensing
Smoke billows from the Wallow Fire in this natural color image taken on June 8, 2011.
Image of the Day Atmosphere Land Life Fires
The blaze is the largest in Arizona this year and the largest in the United States right now.
Image of the Day Heat Land Fires Human Presence Remote Sensing
This pair of images shows the Las Conchas Fire burning near the western edge of Los Alamos National Laboratory on June 29, 2011.