The year 2020 will be remembered for being a very trying year and western wildfires…
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Wildfires are uncontrolled fires that rapidly spread through vegetation and forests, driven by a mix of weather conditions, fuel availability, and topography. While fire is a natural part of many ecosystems, the frequency and intensity of wildfires are increasing due to climate change, land-use practices, and human activity. Scientists study wildfires to understand their ecological impacts, carbon emissions, behavior patterns, and links to atmospheric and public health effects. Research in this area also focuses on improving prediction models, mitigation strategies, and long-term resilience for communities and ecosystems in fire-prone regions.
NASA’s Aqua captured this image of a huge number of wildfires that have broken out…
Western US states have been battling close to 100 wildfires, blanketing the majority of the…
On September 7, 2020, NOAA/NASA’s Suomi NPP satellite provided two different views of how fires…
On September 6, NASA’s ECOsystem Spaceborne Thermal Radiometer Experiment on Space Station (ECOSTRESS) imaged active…
On Friday September 4, 2020 at about 6:44 p.m. PDT the Creek Fire began in…
Intense heat, winds, and drought have fueled smoky infernos in the western United States. Though…
In the late morning of September 2, 2020, the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on…
Earth-observing instruments on satellites and aircraft are mapping the current fires, providing data products to…
Imagery from the VIIRS instrument aboard NASA/NOAA’s Suomi NPP satellite highlights the burn scars from…
After more than a week, the seemingly relentless wildfires across Northern California appeared to be…
In August 2020, California is facing several major fires, including the LNU Lightning Complex Fire…
On August 26, 2020, NASA’s Terra satellite was able to image the two areas in…
More than 650 wildfires are blazing in California after unprecedented lightning strikes, storms, and a…
Striking images of the California wildfires are seen in these nighttime satellite images taken by…
On August 21, 2020, the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer on NASA’s Terra satellite captured natural-color…
NASA’s Terra satellite was able to capture the huge swath of smoke that has been…
After more than 10,000 lightning strikes in 72 hours, hundreds of wildfires erupted across California,…