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Building a Long-Term Record of Fire
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Building a Long-Term Record of Fire

Scientists have answered some important questions about how fires vary around the world and are changing over time.

Published Aug 21, 2019

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Fires Char the Pantanal
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Fires Char the Pantanal

Drought-parched wetlands in South America have been burning for weeks.

Published Sep 17, 2020

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A New Tool for Tracking Amazon Fires
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A New Tool for Tracking Amazon Fires

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, 2020

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Fires North of Concepcion, Chile
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Fires North of Concepcion, Chile

A handful of fires in the Bío-Bío region of Chile were detected by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer on NASA’s Aqua satellite on January 13, 2007. The largest of the fires are near the coast, south of the Itata River.

Published Jan 16, 2007

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Fires in Cambodia
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Fires in Cambodia

An arc of hundreds of individual fires wraps around the northern part of Cambodia, north of the Tônlé Sab lake, on February 9, 2009.

Published Feb 11, 2009

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Northern California Fires
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Northern California Fires

Smoke from several large forest fires blanketed areas of Northern California in late summer, 1999.

Published Sep 2, 1999

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Fires in Southern California
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Fires in Southern California

Published Oct 28, 2003

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Fires Across Madagascar
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Fires Across Madagascar

In November 2015, seasonal agricultural fires dotted the landscape of Africa’s largest island.

Published Nov 22, 2015

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Fires Char Madeira
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Fires Char Madeira

An outbreak of fire on the Portuguese island blackened a large swath of forest.

Published Aug 18, 2016

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Fires in Southeast Asia
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Fires in Southeast Asia

Hundreds of fires veiled northern Indochina in smoke as the traditional land-use burning season neared its peak.

Published Mar 19, 2014

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Fires in Southern Europe
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Fires in Southern Europe

Published Aug 29, 2007

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Fires in the Southeastern United States
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Fires in the Southeastern United States

Published Mar 17, 2006

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Fires in Myanmar
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Fires in Myanmar

Published Mar 28, 2007

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Fires in Myanmar (Burma)
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Fires in Myanmar (Burma)

Published Apr 8, 2008

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Fires in Cambodia
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Fires in Cambodia

Dozens of fires burn in farmland around Cambodia’s Tonle Sap in this photo-like image taken on January 21, 2011.

Published Jan 24, 2011

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Fires in Eastern Russia
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Fires in Eastern Russia

Dozens of fires were burning in eastern Russia on April 29, 2009, when the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Aqua satellite captured this image.

Published May 1, 2009

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