Several plumes billowed from Los Angeles-area fires in the days after their ignition.
Published Jan 13, 2025The December 2024 blaze charred vegetation in the hills of the Southern California coastline.
Published Dec 18, 2024People in Northern California and the Central Valley are coughing because of the noxious smoke.
Published Nov 16, 2018Image of the Day Atmosphere Land Fires Human Presence Remote Sensing
While the 2014 wildfire season has been active in California, the fires have not been particularly large or damaging.
Published Aug 26, 2014Record-setting fire activity in 2018 fits with a longer trend of larger and more frequent California fires since 2000.
Published Nov 27, 2018A narrow but dense plume of smoke rises from the Lockheed Fire southwest of San Jose, California, and slices across the mouth of Monterey Bay, stretching past the city of Santa Cruz toward Monterey in this photo-like image taken on August 13, 2009.
Published Aug 15, 2009Wildfires in California have consumed more than 700,000 acres since August 15, 2020.
Published Aug 21, 2020One of the largest and most destructive fires raging across California over the weekend of July 4 was the Basin Fire, threatening Big Sur, and covering the coast in a thick blanket of smoke.
Published Jul 10, 2008