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People Cause Most U.S. Wildfires
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People Cause Most U.S. Wildfires

Researchers also found that human-ignited fires tripled the length of the wildfire season.

Published Mar 7, 2017

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Fires in Oregon
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Fires in Oregon

A cloudless summer day afforded a perfectly clear view of several large fires burning in central Oregon on August 25, 2010.

Published Aug 27, 2010

Land Fires

High-Latitude Forest Fires Behave Differently in North America and Eurasia
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High-Latitude Forest Fires Behave Differently in North America and Eurasia

Research shows that very similar boreal landscapes produce very different types of fires.

Published Feb 4, 2015

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Lightning Fires in Oregon
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Lightning Fires in Oregon

Smoke hangs over central Oregon in this image of widespread lightning fires on August 27.

Published Aug 29, 2011

Land Fires

Fires in Interior Alaska
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Fires in Interior Alaska

Several lightning-triggered fires were burning near the Tanana River, southwest of Fairbanks, Alaska, on July 7, 2009.

Published Jul 9, 2009

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Assessing California Fire Scars
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Assessing California Fire Scars

Analyzing subtle differences in near-infrared and shortwave-infrared light from the landscape, scientists can provide some measure of the severity of wildfire burns.

Published Oct 14, 2020

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Building a Long-Term Record of Fire
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Building a Long-Term Record of Fire

Scientists have answered some important questions about how fires vary around the world and are changing over time.

Published Aug 21, 2019

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A New Global Fire Atlas
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A New Global Fire Atlas

The satellite-based atlas includes information about more than 13 million fires.

Published Aug 8, 2019

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Alaska Charred
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Alaska Charred

In 2015, wildfires in Alaska consumed an area nearly the size of New Jersey.

Published Sep 4, 2015

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Wildfires in Oregon
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Wildfires in Oregon

Acquired September 27, 2009, this true-color image shows wildfires continuing to burn in Oregon. Near the fires, smoke heads north-northwest but turns sharply toward the southwest near Eugene, Oregon.

Published Sep 29, 2009

Atmosphere Land Fires

 Fires In Alaska and Northern Canada
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Fires In Alaska and Northern Canada

Published Jun 24, 2004

Fires

Patterns of Lightning Activity
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Patterns of Lightning Activity

The map shows average yearly counts of lightning flashes per square kilometer, based on data collected by NASA satellites between 1995 and 2002.

Published Jun 23, 2006

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