Little heat remained, but the California fire left behind a burn scar spanning almost 50 square miles.
Published Jul 7, 2015
Burning since late July, the Soberanes fire in California has left an extensive mark on the landscape.
Published Sep 21, 2016
The Soberanes Fire has been burning for 11 days and may continue for weeks.
Published Aug 2, 2016
New Mexico’s largest fire has grown in fits and starts.
Published Jun 4, 2012
The charred landscape left by the Station Fire in southern California covers much of the San Gabriel Mountains, edging down into residential areas northwest of Pasadena. Smoke rolls off the eastern edge of the burned land in this image from September 6, 2009.
Published Sep 9, 2009
Driven by powerful Santa Ana winds, wildfires raged near Los Angeles, California, in mid-October 2008.
Published Oct 15, 2008
The fast-moving fire burned in Eldorado National Forest in September 2014.
Published Sep 23, 2014
Dry, windy weather intensified the blaze near San Bernardino.
Published Aug 17, 2016
Peer through the billowing plume of smoke to see the hot spots associated with the Cedar fire in eastern Arizona.
Published Jun 23, 2016
This false-color image illustrates the extent of the Station Fire in southern California.
Published Sep 15, 2009
Hot, dry weather and fierce easterlies fanned the flames of several blazes, endangering homes and lives.
Published Oct 25, 2019
By early September 2020, more than a quarter million acres had burned within the August Complex fire in Mendocino National Forest.
Published Sep 3, 2020Image of the Day Atmosphere Heat Land Fires Human Presence Remote Sensing
One of a number of large wildfires that have affected northern California in 2012, the Chips fire burned more than 75,000 acres by the time firefighters had contained it.
Published Sep 5, 2012
A wildfire burning in Los Padres National Park charred more than 500 acres—including the home of Big Sur’s fire chief.
Published Dec 17, 2013
