This true-color image shows a large fire burning on the western coast of Scotland.
Land Fires
Drought-parched wetlands in South America have been burning for weeks.
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Following a notable increase in fire activity in August 2019 and a gradual rise in deforestation, scientists have been watching for signs of how 2020 might shape up. Several worrisome signs have emerged.
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October 2018 brought an increase in fire detections, which might be associated with a weak El Niño.
Atmosphere Land Fires Human Presence
Smoke billowed from several fires in north-central Russia in June 2016.
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Fire is ubiquitous, both a tool and a destructive force. Like plants, fire grows and wanes in seasons.
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Fires
It is not even summertime, but already the United Kingdom has seen a significant number of wildfires.
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The reality of science, statistics, and satellites is that a deep understanding of the causes, effects, and severity of a fire season takes time.
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High temperatures aided the spread of multiple blazes.
Heat Land Fires
The satellite-based atlas includes information about more than 13 million fires.
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Scientists have answered some important questions about how fires vary around the world and are changing over time.
Researchers also found that human-ignited fires tripled the length of the wildfire season.
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A cloudless summer day afforded a perfectly clear view of several large fires burning in central Oregon on August 25, 2010.
While the 2014 wildfire season has been active in California, the fires have not been particularly large or damaging.
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