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Fires in Northern Australia
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Fires in Northern Australia

The beginning of the dry season also brings the beginning of the burning season to fire-prone savannas and grasslands.

Published May 10, 2014

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Best and Worst Time to Start a Fire
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Best and Worst Time to Start a Fire

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

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Fires in Eastern Siberia
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Fires in Eastern Siberia

Acquired July 25, 2010, this natural-color image shows clusters of fires burning north of the Kamchatka Peninsula.

Published Jul 26, 2010

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Fires Char the Pantanal
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Fires Char the Pantanal

Drought-parched wetlands in South America have been burning for weeks.

Published Sep 17, 2020

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Fires in Australia’s Kakadu National Park
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Fires in Australia’s Kakadu National Park

This image from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Aqua satellite on June 17, 2009, shows fires (locations outlined in red) burning across the Top End and spreading thin plumes of smoke toward the northwest.

Published Jun 18, 2009

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Historic Fires Devastate the U.S. Pacific Coast
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Historic Fires Devastate the U.S. Pacific Coast

Satellite data is helping scientists size up one of the most intense outbreaks of fire and smoke that Oregon and California have seen in decades.

Published Sep 11, 2020

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Wildfires in Australia
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Wildfires in Australia

The Terra satellite observed smoke, wildfires, and river sediment in northern Australia on October 13, 2012.

Published Oct 21, 2012

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Fires in Northern Australia
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Fires in Northern Australia

At the beginning of the dry season, fires are burning in the savanna grasslands of northern Australia.

Published Jun 18, 2014

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Fires in Northern Australia
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Fires in Northern Australia

Though fires are larger and more frequent at the end of the dry season, several fires burned in Western Australia and Northern Territory in April 2015.

Published Apr 9, 2015

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A New Tool for Tracking Amazon Fires
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A New Tool for Tracking Amazon Fires

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, 2020

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Severe Bush Fires Near Sydney, Australia
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Severe Bush Fires Near Sydney, Australia

Published Jan 7, 2002

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Fires in Southern California
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Fires in Southern California

Published Oct 28, 2003

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Fires in Eastern Australia
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Fires in Eastern Australia

Acquired September 27, 2009, this true-color image shows fires burning along the coast of Queensland, Australia, and inland near Bullen Bullen Road, Mt. Moffat. Red outlines indicate hotspots associated with actively burning fires.

Published Sep 28, 2009

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Dry Season Fires in Australia
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Dry Season Fires in Australia

As is common during the dry season, satellites detected many fires in Northern Territory.

Published Jun 11, 2018

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Fires on Hispaniola
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Fires on Hispaniola

Smoke poured from fires burning in the Dominican Republic in this image, taken on March 18, 2005. The majority of the fires set on the island are probably agricultural fires, set to prepare land for planting. The largest fires, however, may be uncontrolled fires.

Published Mar 22, 2005

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Fires in Arnhem Land, Australia
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Fires in Arnhem Land, Australia

Smoke drifts over the aquamarine waters off northern Australia in this true color image taken on July 30 as the winter fire season gets underway.

Published Jul 31, 2011

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