Satellites detect fires that are not necessarily being reported. Scientists are taking note and compiling global views of fire behavior and evolution.
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It is not even summertime, but already the United Kingdom has seen a significant number of wildfires.
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An analysis of 35 years of meteorological data shows how fire seasons have changed around the world.
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The satellite-based atlas includes information about more than 13 million fires.
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Scientists have found a way to detect nighttime fires even sooner, when they are still relatively small.
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Fire is ubiquitous, both a tool and a destructive force. Like plants, fire grows and wanes in seasons.
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Fierce Diablo winds helped fan flames, which have consumed more than 75,000 acres.
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The blaze is the largest in Arizona this year and the largest in the United States right now.
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Satellites have detected an increase in fire activity early in the 2019 dry season in the southern Amazon.
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As is common during the dry season, satellites detected many fires in Northern Territory.
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The eastern part of the fire was active overnight, expanding the burned area to 76,000 acres.
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Hazardous fire conditions led to widespread, large fires in Queensland, Australia in mid-November.
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The reality of science, statistics, and satellites is that a deep understanding of the causes, effects, and severity of a fire season takes time.
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Dry conditions, heat, and gusty winds combined to make October 17 a very dangerous fire day in New South Wales, Australia.
Hot, dry weather and fierce easterlies fanned the flames of several blazes, endangering homes and lives.
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Temperature, humidity, and winds contributed to the rapid spread of fire in Lake County, about 100 miles northwest of Sacramento.
This true-color image shows a large fire burning on the western coast of Scotland.