After the winter snow melts in Amur province, people often burn grass and croplands.
Published Apr 7, 2018Smoke from wildfires fills this scene of Russia’s Far East on July 28, 2011.
Published Aug 3, 2011Following an active 2019 season, fires in 2020 have again been abundant, widespread, and have produced abnormally large carbon emissions.
Published Aug 6, 2020Image of the Day Heat Land Drought Fires Temperature Extremes
Unusually intense fires in Russia sent smoke half-way around the world.
Published Jul 19, 2018Acquired July 25, 2010, this natural-color image shows clusters of fires burning north of the Kamchatka Peninsula.
Published Jul 26, 2010More than 30 taiga wildfires burned in the Far East of Russia on July 10, 2012.
Published Jul 10, 2012Though fires across Russia appeared to be less intense than previously, these photo-like images show thick smoke rising from two regions in western Russia on August 15, 2010.
Published Aug 16, 2010Dozens 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, 2009Hundreds of fires veiled northern Indochina in smoke as the traditional land-use burning season neared its peak.
Published Mar 19, 2014Authorities have declared a state of emergency in several Russian districts.
Published Jun 19, 2012Fires in Russia in May 2014 fueled pyrocumulus clouds that pumped smoke high into the atmosphere.
Published May 21, 2014