Copious clouds of smoke spill off the California coast and travel almost 600 miles in…
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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.
On August 18, 2020, several fires exploded across northern California and scorched thousands of acres.…
Abnormally warm temperatures have spawned an intense fire season in eastern Siberia this summer. Satellite…
On August 2, 2020, the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite 17 (GOES-17) acquired this image of…
On July 17, 2020, the Operational Land Imager (OLI) on Landsat 8 captured this natural-color…
Warmer than average sea surface temperatures in the tropical North Atlantic Ocean so far in…
From the vantage point of the Terra satellite, the instrument can detect the scarred land…
NOAA/NASA’s Suomi NPP satellite captured this image of the Bighorn Fire on June 22, 2020,…
On the afternoon of June 13, 2020, a vehicle fire near the intersection of Bush…
It is still relatively early in the wildfire season out West but already wildfires are…
The extent to which rivers transport burned carbon to oceans — where it can be…
Researchers have developed a deep-learning model that maps fuel moisture levels in fine detail across…
A group of 59 international scientists, led by researchers at Canada’s McMaster University, has uncovered…
With an outbreak of wildfires recently threatening the closed Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine,…
In early April 2020, satellites observed several wildfires in northern Ukraine around the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone. Hundreds…
Thousands of fires broke out in the Amazon last year – sparking an international media…
Despite having proven effective at reducing wildfire risks, prescribed burns have been stymied by perceived…
A new study shows that air pollutants from the smoke of fires from as far…