Prairies can’t exist without fire, so burning is essential to preserving the last remaining tallgrass prairie in North America.
Published Apr 9, 2014
The blaze is the largest in Arizona this year and the largest in the United States right now.
Published Jun 16, 2020Image of the Day Heat Land Fires Human Presence Remote Sensing
A wildfire in Fresno County, California has burned more than 28,000 acres.
Published Jul 20, 2020
Temperature, humidity, and winds contributed to the rapid spread of fire in Lake County, about 100 miles northwest of Sacramento.
Published Jun 27, 2018
Arizona’s Horseshoe Two Fire burns along two fronts in this image from June 14, 2011.
Published Jun 15, 2011
Ranching communities in Kansas are reeling after a wildfire charred grasslands and killed livestock.
Published Mar 24, 2017
In August 2012, lightning sparked numerous wildfires that burned throughout the western United States.
Published Aug 15, 2012
Satellites detect fires that are not necessarily being reported. Scientists are taking note and compiling global views of fire behavior and evolution.
Published Oct 22, 2018
It is not even summertime, but already the United Kingdom has seen a significant number of wildfires.
Published May 6, 2019
An expansive, destructive wildfire north of Los Angeles is visible from space by day and night.
Published Jun 28, 2016
Scientists have found a way to detect nighttime fires even sooner, when they are still relatively small.
Published Apr 7, 2017
This image from June 9, 2011, shows Arizona’s Wallow Fire in the White Mountains near the border with New Mexico.
Published Jun 10, 2011
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
Smoke billows from the Wallow Fire in this natural color image taken on June 8, 2011.
Published Jun 9, 2011
