Scientists have answered some important questions about how fires vary around the world and are changing over time.
Published Aug 21, 2019
The satellite-based atlas includes information about more than 13 million fires.
Published Aug 8, 2019
Fire is ubiquitous, both a tool and a destructive force. Like plants, fire grows and wanes in seasons.
Published Dec 31, 2008
Hundreds of fires veiled northern Indochina in smoke as the traditional land-use burning season neared its peak.
Published Mar 19, 2014
The reality of science, statistics, and satellites is that a deep understanding of the causes, effects, and severity of a fire season takes time.
Published Mar 3, 2020
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
A recent study shows that the state has experienced a fivefold increase in annual burned area since 1972.
Published Sep 3, 2019Image of the Day Atmosphere Heat Land Human Presence Remote Sensing
The 2012 wildfire season has proven to be one of the most aggressive in the last decade.
Published Aug 24, 2012
In August 2012, lightning sparked numerous wildfires that burned throughout the western United States.
Published Aug 15, 2012
These two images, taken by the Landsat-5 satellite on April 9, 2011, illustrate the challenge facing firefighters combating two large wildfires in northern Mexico’s Coahuila state.
Published Apr 14, 2011
Scientists have found a way to detect nighttime fires even sooner, when they are still relatively small.
Published Apr 7, 2017
Satellites have detected an increase in fire activity early in the 2019 dry season in the southern Amazon.
Published Aug 23, 2019Image of the Day Atmosphere Heat Land Fires Human Presence Remote Sensing
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
There’s more than one way to tally fire statistics, but it has been a busy year for fires in the United States no matter how you count them.
Published Dec 7, 2012
