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A New Global Fire Atlas

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

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Fires in Queenland, Australia
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Fires in Queenland, Australia

Hazardous fire conditions led to widespread, large fires in Queensland, Australia in mid-November.

Published Nov 17, 2011

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Fires in Arnhem Land, Australia
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Fires in Arnhem Land, Australia

Smoke drifts over the aquamarine waters off northern Australia in this true color image taken on July 30 as the winter fire season gets underway.

Published Jul 31, 2011

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Fire is ubiquitous, both a tool and a destructive force. Like plants, fire grows and wanes in seasons.

Published Dec 31, 2008

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Expanding Burn Scar in Northern Territory
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Expanding Burn Scar in Northern Territory

A grass fire burning in Australia’s Northern Territory charred an area as large as Massachusetts in October 2014.

Published Oct 9, 2014

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Fire in Scotland
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Fire in Scotland

This true-color image shows a large fire burning on the western coast of Scotland.

Published May 5, 2011

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Fires in Queensland, Australia
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Fires in Queensland, Australia

Numerous fires clouded the skies of southern Queensland with smoke on September 26, 2011.

Published Sep 26, 2011

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Fires in Northern Australia
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Fires in Northern Australia

Though fires are larger and more frequent at the end of the dry season, several fires burned in Western Australia and Northern Territory in April 2015.

Published Apr 9, 2015

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Fires in Northern Australia
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Fires in Northern Australia

The beginning of the dry season also brings the beginning of the burning season to fire-prone savannas and grasslands.

Published May 10, 2014

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Pawnee Fire, Northern California
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Pawnee Fire, Northern California

Temperature, humidity, and winds contributed to the rapid spread of fire in Lake County, about 100 miles northwest of Sacramento.

Published Jun 27, 2018

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Reflecting on a Tumultuous Amazon Fire Season
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Reflecting on a Tumultuous Amazon Fire Season

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

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Fires in Northern Australia
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Fires in Northern Australia

Published Sep 15, 2004

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Fires in U.S. Southwest
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Fires in U.S. Southwest

Published Jul 5, 2007

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