A wildfire burning in Los Padres National Park charred more than 500 acres—including the home of Big Sur’s fire chief.
Land Fires
On June 17, 2013, NASA’s Terra satellite captured this image of the Carstens fire burning southwest of California’s Yosemite National Park.
Fires
On September 10, 2013, a wildfire burned east of San Fransisco.
Smoke streams east from a fire in Carlsbad Caverns National Park in this true-color image from June 14, 2011.
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
On May 2, 2013, the MODIS instrument on NASA’s Aqua satellite captured this view of wildfires burning near Lassen Volcanic National Park.
The fast-moving King fire burned in Eldorado National Forest in September 2014.
Smoke billowed from a wildfire burning east of San Francisco on September 9, 2013.
Atmosphere Land Fires
A large wildfire raged near Yosemite National Park in August 2013.
Image of the Day Land Fires
A fire west of Fort Collins had burned more than 58,000 acres on June 19, 2012.
Better management should prevent fire from raging out of control in one of Namibia’s most prized wildlife preserves.
Image of the Day Land