Animation of Shenandoah Fires

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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.

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Sampling the Castle Fire

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

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Wildfire Spreads Smoke Across Florida

Thick smoke billowed from a fire in Osceola National Forest.

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Wildfires in Irkutsk

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

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Whitewater-Baldy Fire in New Mexico

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

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Fires near the Montana-Canada Border

Thick smoke darkened skies over Lake Koocanusa in northern Montana.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Astronaut View of Fires in Colorado

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

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Extensive Fires in the Western U.S.

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Fires in Florida

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Explosive Fire Activity in Australia

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

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Tire Fire in Wisconsin

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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.

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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.

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Smoke over Colorado

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

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