Burning on Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula south of Anchorage, the Funny River fire produced dense smoke that affected air quality throughout the region.
Land Fires
The Funny River Fire burned at least 182,000 acres of southern Alaska forest by May 27.
Atmosphere Land Fires
This image from June 9, 2011, shows Arizona’s Wallow Fire in the White Mountains near the border with New Mexico.
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
A wildfire in Fresno County, California has burned more than 28,000 acres.
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
The eastern part of the fire was active overnight, expanding the burned area to 76,000 acres.
Land Fires Remote Sensing
This pair of images shows the vast extent of the Wallow Fire, burning in eastern Arizona, on June 6, 2011.
Heat Land Fires
Burning since late July, the Soberanes fire in California has left an extensive mark on the landscape.
Image of the Day Heat Land Life Fires
At 369 square miles in size, the Rim Fire is the largest in the United States in 2013.
Image of the Day Atmosphere Land Dust and Haze Fires
Twenty days after being ignited by lightning, California’s Lion Fire continues to grow.
Smoke billows from the Wallow Fire in this natural color image taken on June 8, 2011.
Image of the Day Land Fires
Fires
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
This false-color image illustrates the extent of the Station Fire in southern California.
In early September 2015, the Rough Fire was the largest active wildfire in California.