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After a Fire, Before a Flood
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After a Fire, Before a Flood

Landsat helps direct restoration efforts in at-risk areas.

Published Sep 11, 2013

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Mineral Fire
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Mineral Fire

A wildfire in Fresno County, California has burned more than 28,000 acres.

Published Jul 20, 2020

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Progression of California’s  Rim Fire
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Progression of California’s Rim Fire

At 369 square miles in size, the Rim Fire is the largest in the United States in 2013.

Published Sep 4, 2013

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Fire in New Mexico
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Fire in New Mexico

The Whitewater-Baldy wildfire is the largest on record in New Mexico.

Published May 30, 2012

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Looking to RECOVER After the Fire
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Looking to RECOVER After the Fire

A NASA project is providing maps of satellite data to emergency response teams during the Woolsey Fire.

Published Nov 16, 2018

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Mapping the Severity of Springs Fire from Space
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Mapping the Severity of Springs Fire from Space

As wildfires wind down, teams of scientists hit the field to assess the damage. In many cases, they have help from satellites.

Published May 9, 2013

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Yosemite Valley and the Rim Fire Burn Scar
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Yosemite Valley and the Rim Fire Burn Scar

Gray-brown charred land left in the fire’s wake blends with the gray granite peaks and shadowed valleys that make up the central Sierra Mountains.

Published Nov 24, 2013

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Rockhouse Fire, Texas
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Rockhouse Fire, Texas

Taken on May 2, 2100, this image shows land burned in the large Rockhouse Fire in southwestern Texas.

Published May 3, 2011

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Wallow Fire, Arizona
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Wallow Fire, Arizona

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

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Wildfires in California
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Wildfires in California

The 2012 wildfire season has proven to be one of the most aggressive in the last decade.

Published Aug 24, 2012

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Wallow Fire Burn Scar, Arizona
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Wallow Fire Burn Scar, Arizona

Though the Wallow Fire in the White Mountains of eastern Arizona is not yet fully out, the time to assess and recover has already begun via satellite imagery.

Published Jun 29, 2011

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Fontenelle Fire from the International Space Station
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Fontenelle Fire from the International Space Station

Astronauts captured this view of smoke billowing from the Fontenelle Fire in Wyoming three days after it began.

Published Jul 6, 2012

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