A dry spring promoted the growth of one of the largest grass fires in the region’s history.
Published Apr 2, 2016
Prairies can’t exist without fire, so burning is essential to preserving the last remaining tallgrass prairie in North America.
Published Apr 9, 2014
A wildfire in Fresno County, California has burned more than 28,000 acres.
Published Jul 20, 2020
In August 2012, lightning sparked numerous wildfires that burned throughout the western United States.
Published Aug 15, 2012
Measuring the height of a smoke plume is key to determining how far it might travel.
Published May 5, 2018
Scarring of the landscape is evident in the wake of the largest wildfire in California history.
Published Aug 30, 2018
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
Arizona’s Horseshoe Two Fire burns along two fronts in this image from June 14, 2011.
Published Jun 15, 2011
Dry and windy conditions fanned the flames of a damaging fire in Willow, Alaska.
Published Jun 18, 2015
Fast-burning fires have created a dangerous situation in the western part of the state.
Published Apr 13, 2018
The West Mims wildfire along the Florida-Georgia border has burned more than 133,700 acres.
Published May 11, 2017
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
The wildfire has burned more than 50,000 acres, making it the state’s largest blaze in 2019.
Published Sep 13, 2019
Fires burn night and day across Washington, Idaho, and Oregon.
Published Aug 22, 2015
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
Temperature, humidity, and winds contributed to the rapid spread of fire in Lake County, about 100 miles northwest of Sacramento.
Published Jun 27, 2018
Only 10 percent contained, Arizona’s Wallow Fire became the largest fire in the state history on June 13 when this image was taken.
Published Jun 14, 2011
The largest wildfire Swedes have seen in four decades forced thousands to flee their homes in August 2014.
Published Aug 9, 2014
The Whitewater-Baldy wildfire is the largest on record in New Mexico.
Published May 30, 2012
Three large fires burned in central Idaho in August.
Published Aug 16, 2012
