Several large wildfires have charred tens of thousands of acres in northern California.
Published Aug 3, 2015
While the 2014 wildfire season has been active in California, the fires have not been particularly large or damaging.
Published Aug 26, 2014
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
Record-setting fire activity in 2018 fits with a longer trend of larger and more frequent California fires since 2000.
Published Nov 27, 2018
Wildfires burned near Lassen Volcanic National Park in mid-August 2012.
Published Aug 20, 2012
California’s Carr Fire was one of 98 large, active fires delivering smoke across the United States in late July.
Published Jul 31, 2018
The LNU and SCU Lightning Complex fires—the second and third largest fires in state history—have burned more than 700,000 acres of land.
Published Aug 27, 2020
Satellite data is helping scientists size up one of the most intense outbreaks of fire and smoke that Oregon and California have seen in decades.
Published Sep 11, 2020Image of the Day Atmosphere Heat Land Fires Human Presence Remote Sensing
The Cameron Peak and August Complex fires have punctuated a year of natural drama in the American West.
Published Oct 21, 2020Image of the Day Heat Land Fires Human Presence Remote Sensing
Drought, unusually hot weather, and Santa Ana winds fueled wildfires along the Pacific Coast of North America in May.
Published May 16, 2014
Temperature, humidity, and winds contributed to the rapid spread of fire in Lake County, about 100 miles northwest of Sacramento.
Published Jun 27, 2018
Hot, dry weather and fierce easterlies fanned the flames of several blazes, endangering homes and lives.
Published Oct 25, 2019
An expansive, destructive wildfire north of Los Angeles is visible from space by day and night.
Published Jun 28, 2016
Thick smoke from the blaze blanketed Santa Barbara.
Published Dec 11, 2017
In early September 2015, the Rough Fire was the largest active wildfire in California.
Published Sep 8, 2015
In a region that has seen the number of fires and acres burned rise in recent decades, the Bagley fire burned another 46,000 acres of forest in northern California. However, recently published research suggests the severity of fires in the area has remained steady.
Published Sep 17, 2012
In the last week of June 2008, California was the focal point of national fire activity. Over the first weekend of summer, record-breaking lightning activity in the state triggered hundreds of wildfires.
Published Jun 27, 2008
More than a dozen wildfires and wildfire complexes are contributing to the blanket of smoke over Oregon.
Published Aug 28, 2017
Acquired shortly before noon local time on September 22, 2009, this true-color image shows smoke from the Guiberson Fire blowing southwestward toward the Pacific coastline. A red outline gives the rough perimeter of the fire.
Published Sep 23, 2009
