Fires in Southern California

Fires

Fort McMurray Burn Scar

The fire in Alberta, Canada, had burned 2,410 square kilometers of land by May 12, 2016.

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Fires Char Madeira

An outbreak of fire on the Portuguese island blackened a large swath of forest.

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Fires Continue to Rage in Southern California

Thick smoke from the blaze blanketed Santa Barbara.

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Large Fires in Northern Mexico

This image pair shows two large fires burning in the mountains of northern Mexico on April 3, 2011.

Land Fires

Carr Fire and Mendocino Complex

Almost a quarter of a million acres of land and more than a thousand homes have been consumed by three wildfires in Northern California.

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Fires Threaten Christchurch

In mid-February 2017, wildfires near Christchurch, New Zealand, spurred the evacuation of more than 1,000 residents.

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Satellites Capture Different Views of Devastating Fires in Chile

The blazes thwarted firefighters’ efforts, with new hot spots emerging daily.

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Fires Burn in Parched New Zealand

Wildfires near the city of Nelson burned amid a hot, dry summer.

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Arid Iran in False Color

False-color satellite imagery offers insight that goes beyond what the human eye can see.

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The Many Hues of London

While a typical digital camera takes one picture of a scene based on information from the visible spectrum, Landsat generates multiple views of everything it images.

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Fires in Southern California

Fires

Wildfire Spreads in Fort McMurray

Wildfire continued to spread through Fort McMurray in Canada’s Northern Alberta region.

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