Image of the Day Land Life
Hundreds of fires, probably related to agriculture, were burning across West Africa on December 26, 2009, when Aqua MODIS captured this image.
Atmosphere Land Fires Human Presence
Hundreds of fires veiled northern Indochina in smoke as the traditional land-use burning season neared its peak.
Image of the Day Atmosphere Land Fires
Fire is ubiquitous, both a tool and a destructive force. Like plants, fire grows and wanes in seasons.
Image of the Day Land
This image from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Aqua satellite from July 8, 2009, shows thick smoke from hundreds of fires burning in central Africa.
Atmosphere Land Life Fires Human Presence
Fires burning in peat deposits in Indonesia release gases and particles that have consequences for public health and the climate.
Image of the Day Atmosphere Heat Land Dust and Haze Fires Human Presence Remote Sensing
Scientists have answered some important questions about how fires vary around the world and are changing over time.
Image of the Day Remote Sensing
A NASA scientist wants to understand if fires in Africa may be contributing directly or indirectly to changing rainfall patterns.
Image of the Day Heat Land Snow and Ice Remote Sensing
Widespread fires produce thick smoke in this image of South Africa from September 15, 2010.
Land Fires
Drought-parched wetlands in South America have been burning for weeks.
Image of the Day Heat Land Fires Human Presence
Hundreds, possibly thousands of fires were burning in South America when the Aqua satellite passed overhead on September 25, 2007
Image of the Day Atmosphere Land Life Fires
As is common during the dry season, satellites detected many fires in Northern Territory.
Image of the Day Land Fires
Image of the Day Atmosphere Land Dust and Haze Fires
The beginning of the dry season also brings the beginning of the burning season to fire-prone savannas and grasslands.