On June 17, 2013, NASA’s Terra satellite captured this image of the Carstens fire burning southwest of California’s Yosemite National Park.
Fires
Authorities used helicopters to evacuate dozens of hikers and climbers from Yosemite National Park due to a fire burning in Little Yosemite Valley.
Image of the Day Land Fires Human Presence Remote Sensing
The Terra satellite captured an image of a wildfire blazing in central Washington on July 27, 2013.
Land Fires
Hundreds of people evacuated under threat from the large wildfire shown in this image of central Chile.
Image of the Day Land Fires
A wildfire burning in Los Padres National Park charred more than 500 acres—including the home of Big Sur’s fire chief.
In early September 2015, the Rough Fire was the largest active wildfire in California.
Atmosphere Land Fires
Hundreds of visitors to Glacier National Park were forced to flee their campgrounds and cabins because of a wildfire near Saint Mary Lake.
Heat Land Fires
Smoke streams east from a fire in Carlsbad Caverns National Park in this true-color image from June 14, 2011.
On July 16, 2013, the Aqua satellite captured this image of a fire burning in southern California.
On September 10, 2013, a wildfire burned east of San Fransisco.
On May 2, 2013, the MODIS instrument on NASA’s Aqua satellite captured this view of wildfires burning near Lassen Volcanic National Park.