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Fire Scars in Australia’s Simpson Desert
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Fire Scars in Australia’s Simpson Desert

Bright orange fire scars show up the underlying dune sand in the Simpson Desert, 300 kilometers east of Alice Springs, in this astronaut photograph taken from the International Space Station in November, 2003. The fire scars were produced in a recent fire, probably during the same year. The image suggests a time sequence of events. Fires first advanced into the view from the lower left—parallel with the major dune trend and dominant wind direction. Then the wind shifted direction by about 90 degrees so that fires advanced across the dunes in a series of frond-like tendrils.

Published Jun 13, 2005

Image of the Day Land

Peppin Fire on El Capitan
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Peppin Fire on El Capitan

Published Jun 10, 2004

Fires

Fires in Arizona and New Mexico
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Fires in Arizona and New Mexico

Published Jul 14, 2004

Fires

Fires in Los Angeles County
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Fires in Los Angeles County

This false-color image illustrates the extent of the Station Fire in southern California.

Published Sep 15, 2009

Land Fires

McNalley and Pines Fires in California
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McNalley and Pines Fires in California

Published Aug 15, 2002

Fires

Bush Fire Scorches Lands Near Phoenix
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Bush Fire Scorches Lands Near Phoenix

The blaze is the largest in Arizona this year and the largest in the United States right now.

Published Jun 16, 2020

Image of the Day Heat Land Fires Human Presence Remote Sensing

Woolsey Fire Burn Scar
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Woolsey Fire Burn Scar

As the destructive California fire nears full containment, it has left behind an expanse of charred land.

Published Nov 19, 2018

Heat Land Fires Human Presence

Mineral Fire
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Mineral Fire

A wildfire in Fresno County, California has burned more than 28,000 acres.

Published Jul 20, 2020

Land Fires

Bull Fire in California
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Bull Fire in California

Land recently burned in Southern California’s Bull Fire is charcoal black in this false color image taken on August 1, 2010, when the fire was nearly contained.

Published Aug 2, 2010

Land Fires

Williams Fire Northeast of Los Angeles
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Williams Fire Northeast of Los Angeles

Published Sep 27, 2002

Fires

Peppin Fire Burn Scar
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Peppin Fire Burn Scar

Published Jun 5, 2004

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Williams Fire Northeast of Los Angeles
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Williams Fire Northeast of Los Angeles

Published Sep 27, 2002

Fires

Walker Fire
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Walker Fire

The wildfire has burned more than 50,000 acres, making it the state’s largest blaze in 2019.

Published Sep 13, 2019

Atmosphere Land Fires Remote Sensing

Twitchell Canyon Fire, Utah
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Twitchell Canyon Fire, Utah

As of October 1, the Twitchell Canyon Fire continued to burn and had consumed 44,446 acres in the Fishlake National Forest.

Published Oct 1, 2010

Heat Land Life Fires