1200+ Mile Trail of Smoke Stretches Across California in These NASA Terra Images of the Wildfires
NASA’s Terra satellite was able to capture the huge swath of smoke that has been generated by the California wildfires and dispersed by the winds…
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Smoke Shrouds the U.S. West After More Than 10,000 Lightning Strikes Ignite Hundreds of Wildfires Across California
After more than 10,000 lightning strikes in 72 hours, hundreds of wildfires erupted across California, particularly in the northern part of the state. The fires,…
NASA’s Terra Satellite Captures the Scene of Intense Wildfires in California
Copious clouds of smoke spill off the California coast and travel almost 600 miles in NASA’s Terra satellite image from August 19, 2020. In the…
Thick Smoke Obscures California Skies After Wildfires Exploded Across the North
On August 18, 2020, several fires exploded across northern California and scorched thousands of acres. The Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) on the NOAA-NASA…
NASA/NOAA Satellites Observe Surprisingly Rapid Increase in Scale and Intensity of Fires in Siberia
Abnormally warm temperatures have spawned an intense fire season in eastern Siberia this summer. Satellite data show that fires have been more abundant, more widespread,…
NOAA Satellite Watches Smoke From Apple Fire Spread – Driven by High Temperatures, Strong Winds
On August 2, 2020, the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite 17 (GOES-17) acquired this image of the Apple Fire as it raged near San Bernardino National…
Massive Mineral Fire Observed From Space – Burned More Than 28,000 Acres in California
On July 17, 2020, the Operational Land Imager (OLI) on Landsat 8 captured this natural-color image of the Mineral Fire in Fresno County, California. Over…
NASA Finds Conditions Ripe for Active Amazon Fire, Atlantic Hurricane Seasons
Warmer than average sea surface temperatures in the tropical North Atlantic Ocean so far in 2020 have set the stage for an active hurricane season…
NASA’s Terra Satellite Sees Arizona’s Massive Bighorn Fire Burn Scar From Space
From the vantage point of the Terra satellite, the instrument can detect the scarred land that the wildfire, burning north of Tucson, is leaving in…
63 Mile Smoke Trail From Bighorn Fire Captured by NOAA/NASA Satellite
NOAA/NASA’s Suomi NPP satellite captured this image of the Bighorn Fire on June 22, 2020, showing clouds of smoke pouring off this fire that is…
NASA Satellite Watches as Bush Fire Scorches Land Near Phoenix
On the afternoon of June 13, 2020, a vehicle fire near the intersection of Bush Highway and State Route 87 ignited the brush and grass…
Wildfires Rage in Arizona and New Mexico as Seen From NASA’s Aqua Satellite
It is still relatively early in the wildfire season out West but already wildfires are crossing the state of Arizona and heading into New Mexico….
Rivers Transport Carbon From Fires Into Oceans, Locking It In Storage for Thousands of Years
The extent to which rivers transport burned carbon to oceans — where it can be stored for tens of millennia — is revealed in new…
Tracking the Tinderbox: Mapping Dry Wildfire Fuels With AI and New Satellite Data
Researchers have developed a deep-learning model that maps fuel moisture levels in fine detail across 12 western states, opening a door for better fire predictions….
Increased Threat of Fierce Fires and Accelerated Global Warming From Water Loss in Northern Peatlands
A group of 59 international scientists, led by researchers at Canada’s McMaster University, has uncovered new information about the distinct effects of climate change on…
Emergency Mapping Chernobyl Fires From Space
With an outbreak of wildfires recently threatening the closed Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine, the Copernicus Emergency Mapping Service has been activated and the…
NASA Satellites Spot Several Wildfires Near Chernobyl Exclusion Zone
In early April 2020, satellites observed several wildfires in northern Ukraine around the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone. Hundreds of firefighters and at least eight airborne units were working…
Despite International Media Frenzy, 2019 Burned Area Trends in the Amazon Similar to Previous Years
Thousands of fires broke out in the Amazon last year – sparking an international media frenzy. A detailed analysis, using data from the European Space…