Analyzing subtle differences in near-infrared and shortwave-infrared light from the landscape, scientists can provide some measure of the severity of wildfire burns.
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The Cameron Peak and August Complex fires have punctuated a year of natural drama in the American West.
In August 2012, lightning sparked numerous wildfires that burned throughout the western United States.
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Fires
Temperature, humidity, and winds contributed to the rapid spread of fire in Lake County, about 100 miles northwest of Sacramento.
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In early September 2015, the Rough Fire was the largest active wildfire in California.
Atmosphere Land Fires
Wildfires have charred more than 6 million acres in the United States.
Within a few days, four large wildfires burned 400 square miles of land in the mountains and prairies of central Idaho.
Thick smoke pours from the fires in the Honey Prairie Complex in this image from June 19, 2011.
Land Fires
Another stretch of intense heat has reinvigorated the state’s brutal 2020 fire season.
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Hot, dry weather and fierce easterlies fanned the flames of several blazes, endangering homes and lives.
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A wildfire in Fresno County, California has burned more than 28,000 acres.
New Mexico’s largest fire has grown in fits and starts.
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