Scientists have answered some important questions about how fires vary around the world and are changing over time.
Published Aug 21, 2019
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
Fire is ubiquitous, both a tool and a destructive force. Like plants, fire grows and wanes in seasons.
Published Dec 31, 2008
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
This true-color image shows a large fire burning on the western coast of Scotland.
Published May 5, 2011
The satellite-based atlas includes information about more than 13 million fires.
Published Aug 8, 2019
New Mexico’s largest fire has grown in fits and starts.
Published Jun 4, 2012
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
Satellites detect fires that are not necessarily being reported. Scientists are taking note and compiling global views of fire behavior and evolution.
Published Oct 22, 2018
Changes in human settlement patterns and agriculture have led to less burning in grasslands, tropical forests, and savannas.
Published Jun 30, 2017
Fires burning in peat deposits in Indonesia release gases and particles that have consequences for public health and the climate.
Published Sep 17, 2019Image of the Day Atmosphere Heat Land Dust and Haze Fires Human Presence Remote Sensing
A veil of smoke hangs over the Upper Midwestern United States in this image taken on August 23. The smoke is from fires in Montana and Wyoming.
Published Aug 25, 2011
Among the byproducts of the pandemic and social distancing is a drop in forest management fires on federal lands.
Published May 18, 2020
October 2018 brought an increase in fire detections, which might be associated with a weak El Niño.
Published Oct 29, 2018
Fires burn along the southeast edge of the Amazon Rain Forest in this natural color image from August 17, 2010.
Published Aug 18, 2010
Red boxes outline fires burning across Florida, where prescribed burning is a significant land management tool and wildfire is a threat.
Published Feb 23, 2014
