A large fire was burning on Melville Island north of mainland Australia on October 4, 2006, when the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Aqua satellite passed overhead.
Published Oct 4, 2006
Smoke from the fire spread out in an interesting pattern over northern Texas.
Published Jun 11, 2012
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
On May 10, 2007, a large human-caused fire broke out near the island’s only city, Avalon. Before it was contained five days later, the fire scorched 4,800 acres.
Published Nov 11, 2007
As is common during the dry season, satellites detected many fires in Northern Territory.
Published Jun 11, 2018
This pair of images shows the vast extent of the Wallow Fire, burning in eastern Arizona, on June 6, 2011.
Published Jun 6, 2011
This true-color image shows a large fire burning on the western coast of Scotland.
Published May 5, 2011
