A cluster of fires burns in eastern Oklahoma in this photo-like image taken on January 29, 2011.
Land Fires
A dry spring promoted the growth of one of the largest grass fires in the region’s history.
Image of the Day Land Fires Remote Sensing
In August 2012, lightning sparked numerous wildfires that burned throughout the western United States.
Image of the Day Land Fires
Large brush fires burned in eastern Oregon on July 11, 2012.
Land Fires Remote Sensing
NASA researchers have created a model that analyzes various weather conditions, including rainfall, to predict the formation and spread of fires.
Image of the Day Land Human Presence Remote Sensing
Hot, dry weather and fierce easterlies fanned the flames of several blazes, endangering homes and lives.
Image of the Day Land Fires Human Presence
In early September 2015, the Rough Fire was the largest active wildfire in California.
Atmosphere Land Fires
Fires
Wildfires are burning across a region struck by extremely hot, dry conditions.
Image of the Day Atmosphere Heat Land Life Fires
The Cameron Peak and August Complex fires have punctuated a year of natural drama in the American West.
Image of the Day Heat Land Fires Human Presence Remote Sensing
This image from June 9, 2011, shows Arizona’s Wallow Fire in the White Mountains near the border with New Mexico.
California’s Carr Fire was one of 98 large, active fires delivering smoke across the United States in late July.
Image of the Day Heat Land Fires
By early September 2020, more than a quarter million acres had burned within the August Complex fire in Mendocino National Forest.
Image of the Day Atmosphere Heat Land Fires Human Presence Remote Sensing
New Mexico’s largest fire has grown in fits and starts.
It is not even summertime, but already the United Kingdom has seen a significant number of wildfires.
Image of the Day Heat Fires
This true-color image shows a large fire burning on the western coast of Scotland.