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Smoke Spreads Across the U.S. and Canadian West
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Smoke Spreads Across the U.S. and Canadian West

Wildfires are burning across a region struck by extremely hot, dry conditions.

Published Aug 4, 2017

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Sampling the Castle Fire
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Sampling the Castle Fire

Researchers are flying through wildfire smoke to learn about the molecules lingering inside its plume.

Published Aug 21, 2019

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Wildfire Spreads Smoke Across Florida
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Wildfire Spreads Smoke Across Florida

Thick smoke billowed from a fire in Osceola National Forest.

Published Apr 10, 2012

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Wildfires in Irkutsk
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Wildfires in Irkutsk

Fires in Russia in May 2014 fueled pyrocumulus clouds that pumped smoke high into the atmosphere.

Published May 21, 2014

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Whitewater-Baldy Fire in New Mexico
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Whitewater-Baldy Fire in New Mexico

New Mexico’s largest fire has grown in fits and starts.

Published Jun 4, 2012

Fires

Fires near the Montana-Canada Border
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Fires near the Montana-Canada Border

Thick smoke darkened skies over Lake Koocanusa in northern Montana.

Published Sep 5, 2017

Atmosphere Land Fires Human Presence

Bushfires Menace Towns in Western Australia
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Bushfires Menace Towns in Western Australia

The Terra satellite observed two large bushfires in Western Australia. One of them threatened the towns of Northcliffe and Windy Harbour.

Published Feb 6, 2015

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Smoke from Fires in Canada
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Smoke from Fires in Canada

A thick, gray-brown cloud of smoke stretches across hundreds of kilometers over Canada’s Northwest Territories, Alberta, and Saskatchewan in this image from June 26, 2010.

Published Jun 28, 2010

Atmosphere Dust and Haze

Smoke from the Rim Fire
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Smoke from the Rim Fire

Smoke from the Rim Fire brought unhealthy air to Yosemite National Park and the San Joaquin Valley over the Labor Day Weekend.

Published Sep 3, 2013

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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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Wildfires Blanket Western States With Smoke
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Wildfires Blanket Western States With Smoke

California’s Carr Fire was one of 98 large, active fires delivering smoke across the United States in late July.

Published Jul 31, 2018

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Astronaut View of Fires in Colorado
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Astronaut View of Fires in Colorado

The West Fork Complex fire was so hot that it spawned numerous pyrocumulus clouds.

Published Jun 26, 2013

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Fires in Florida
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Fires in Florida

Published May 8, 2006

Fires

Explosive Fire Activity in Australia
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Explosive Fire Activity in Australia

Fires are burning so fiercely that they are lofting smoke to unusual heights.

Published Jan 9, 2020

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Tire Fire in Wisconsin
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Tire Fire in Wisconsin

Published Jul 25, 2005

Fires

A Rash of Fire in Canada and the Pacific Northwest
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A Rash of Fire in Canada and the Pacific Northwest

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

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Satellites Show a Decline in Fire in the U.S. Southeast
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Satellites Show a Decline in Fire in the U.S. Southeast

Among the byproducts of the pandemic and social distancing is a drop in forest management fires on federal lands.

Published May 18, 2020

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Smoke over Colorado
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Smoke over Colorado

Acquired June 5, 2011, this natural-color image shows thick smoke from Arizona traveling northward through Colorado.

Published Jun 6, 2011

Atmosphere Land Dust and Haze