A clear January day revealed dozens of fires burning throughout the Southeastern United States.
Published Jan 31, 2011
Hundreds of fires veiled northern Indochina in smoke as the traditional land-use burning season neared its peak.
Published Mar 19, 2014
Researchers also found that human-ignited fires tripled the length of the wildfire season.
Published Mar 7, 2017
Widespread forest fires veiled the forests of Siberia in a thick curtain of smoke on July 18, 2011.
Published Jul 18, 2011
Among the byproducts of the pandemic and social distancing is a drop in forest management fires on federal lands.
Published May 18, 2020
Three wildfires burn near the east coast of central Florida in this image from February 28, 2011.
Published Mar 1, 2011
The timing and location of October fires in the U.S. Southeast provide a clue about their source.
Published Oct 29, 2014
Fire is ubiquitous, both a tool and a destructive force. Like plants, fire grows and wanes in seasons.
Published Dec 31, 2008
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
Large, smoky fires were burning in the forested mountains of Russia’s Buryatia region and Mongolia’s Belenge province on May 21, 2009.
Published May 21, 2009
