Little heat remained, but the California fire left behind a burn scar spanning almost 50 square miles.
Published Jul 7, 2015
As the destructive California fire nears full containment, it has left behind an expanse of charred land.
Published Nov 19, 2018
One of a number of large wildfires that have affected northern California in 2012, the Chips fire burned more than 75,000 acres by the time firefighters had contained it.
Published Sep 5, 2012
A wildfire burning in the San Bernardino National Forest spread rapidly due to hot temperatures and dry winds.
Published Jun 19, 2015
The Thomas fire has set new records while ravaging several communities.
Published Dec 24, 2017
A wildfire in Fresno County, California has burned more than 28,000 acres.
Published Jul 20, 2020
This false-color image illustrates the extent of the Station Fire in southern California.
Published Sep 15, 2009
The Assayii Lake fire is burning on the Navajo Nation in northwestern New Mexico.
Published Jun 17, 2014
The blaze is the largest in Arizona this year and the largest in the United States right now.
Published Jun 16, 2020Image of the Day Heat Land Fires Human Presence Remote Sensing
This false-color image shows the brick-red burn scar left behind by the Guiberson Fire in Ventura County, California, on September 26, 2009.
Published Sep 28, 2009
Land recently burned in Southern California’s Bull Fire is charcoal black in this false color image taken on August 1, 2010, when the fire was nearly contained.
Published Aug 2, 2010
At 369 square miles in size, the Rim Fire is the largest in the United States in 2013.
Published Sep 4, 2013
A wildfire burning in San Bernardino National Forest spread rapidly due to hot temperatures and dry winds.
Published Jun 26, 2015
Temperature, humidity, and winds contributed to the rapid spread of fire in Lake County, about 100 miles northwest of Sacramento.
Published Jun 27, 2018
This image from June 9, 2011, shows Arizona’s Wallow Fire in the White Mountains near the border with New Mexico.
Published Jun 10, 2011
An expansive, destructive wildfire north of Los Angeles is visible from space by day and night.
Published Jun 28, 2016
Wildfire struck rugged woodlands near Yosemite, causing sporadic evacuations of nearby towns and spreading smoke as far as Idaho.
Published Jul 22, 2017
As of October 1, the Twitchell Canyon Fire continued to burn and had consumed 44,446 acres in the Fishlake National Forest.
Published Oct 1, 2010
The EO-1 satellite observed the burn scar from the Little Bear Fire.
Published Jun 14, 2012
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