Following a notable increase in fire activity in August 2019 and a gradual rise in deforestation, scientists have been watching for signs of how 2020 might shape up. Several worrisome signs have emerged.
Published Aug 19, 2020Image of the Day Heat Land Fires Human Presence Remote Sensing
Satellites have detected an increase in fire activity early in the 2019 dry season in the southern Amazon.
Published Aug 23, 2019Image of the Day Atmosphere Heat Land Fires Human Presence Remote Sensing
Fire is ubiquitous, both a tool and a destructive force. Like plants, fire grows and wanes in seasons.
Published Dec 31, 2008
The satellite-based atlas includes information about more than 13 million fires.
Published Aug 8, 2019
It is not even summertime, but already the United Kingdom has seen a significant number of wildfires.
Published May 6, 2019
Scientists have found a way to detect nighttime fires even sooner, when they are still relatively small.
Published Apr 7, 2017
This true-color image shows a large fire burning on the western coast of Scotland.
Published May 5, 2011
Hundreds of fires veiled northern Indochina in smoke as the traditional land-use burning season neared its peak.
Published Mar 19, 2014
Satellites begin to detect heightened fire activity in July and August in the Amazon.
Published Aug 16, 2019
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