Satellite data is helping scientists size up one of the most intense outbreaks of fire and smoke that Oregon and California have seen in decades.
Published Sep 11, 2020Image of the Day Atmosphere Heat Land Fires Human Presence Remote Sensing
Hot, dry weather and fierce easterlies fanned the flames of several blazes, endangering homes and lives.
Published Oct 25, 2019
Drought, unusually hot weather, and Santa Ana winds fueled wildfires along the Pacific Coast of North America in May.
Published May 16, 2014
Dozens of extremely intense fires are tearing through Pacific Coast states.
Published Sep 9, 2020
In a year that is on pace to break records, wildfires burned throughout Idaho, Washington, and Oregon in September.
Published Sep 19, 2012
California’s Carr Fire was one of 98 large, active fires delivering smoke across the United States in late July.
Published Jul 31, 2018
Fires burn night and day across Washington, Idaho, and Oregon.
Published Aug 22, 2015
Researchers believe recent fire seasons give a taste of the more active wildfires of the future. Such fires are likely to increase air pollution, even as emissions from industry and motor vehicles have fallen in recent decades.
Published Aug 23, 2016
Hot weather, parched forests, and lightning came together in July 2014 to ignite numerous wildfires in British Columbia, Alberta, Washington, and Oregon.
Published Jul 20, 2014
While the 2014 wildfire season has been active in California, the fires have not been particularly large or damaging.
Published Aug 26, 2014
Drought, unusually hot weather, and Santa Ana winds fueled wildfires along the Pacific Coast of North America in May.
Published May 17, 2014
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