The satellite-based atlas includes information about more than 13 million fires.
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Fires
Satellites have detected an increase in fire activity early in the 2019 dry season in the southern Amazon.
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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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Fire is ubiquitous, both a tool and a destructive force. Like plants, fire grows and wanes in seasons.
Scientists have found a way to detect nighttime fires even sooner, when they are still relatively small.
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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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The fast-moving King fire burned in Eldorado National Forest in September 2014.
Land Fires
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Temperature, humidity, and winds contributed to the rapid spread of fire in Lake County, about 100 miles northwest of Sacramento.
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A wildfire burning in Los Padres National Park charred more than 500 acres—including the home of Big Sur’s fire chief.
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