Smoke billowed from several fires in north-central Russia in June 2016.
Published Jun 30, 2016
Red boxes outline fires burning across Florida, where prescribed burning is a significant land management tool and wildfire is a threat.
Published Feb 23, 2014
Drought-parched wetlands in South America have been burning for weeks.
Published Sep 17, 2020
Following a notable increase in fire activity in August 2019 and a gradual rise in deforestation, scientists have been watching for signs of how 2020 might shape up. Several worrisome signs have emerged.
Published Aug 19, 2020Image of the Day Heat Land Fires Human Presence Remote Sensing
Smoke hangs over central Oregon in this image of widespread lightning fires on August 27.
Published Aug 29, 2011
More than 148,900 fire detections are in this image of Brazil and Bolivia from August 23, 2010.
Published Aug 26, 2010
A cloudless summer day afforded a perfectly clear view of several large fires burning in central Oregon on August 25, 2010.
Published Aug 27, 2010
