2025 Fires in the Northern Hemisphere

Whether sparked by lightning, intentional land-clearing, or human-caused accidents, wildland fires are burning longer and more often in some areas as the world warms.
Smoky Skies in the Pacific Northwest
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Smoky Skies in the Pacific Northwest

Smoke filled river valleys in northeastern Washington and parts of British Columbia.

Published Sep 15, 2025

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B.C. Wildfires Send Smoke Skyward
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B.C. Wildfires Send Smoke Skyward

Lightning likely ignited several large fires that sent smoke pouring over the Canadian province in early September 2025.

Published Sep 3, 2025

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Smoke Blankets the Iberian Peninsula
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Smoke Blankets the Iberian Peninsula

Fueled by extreme heat and dry conditions, intense wildfires in Spain and Portugal sent thick smoke across parts of Europe.

Published Aug 19, 2025

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Seeing the Monroe Canyon Fire in a New Light
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Seeing the Monroe Canyon Fire in a New Light

As wildland fires raged in the American West, NASA airborne technology was there to image it in incredible detail.

Published Aug 15, 2025

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Fire Burns Through Olympic Wilderness
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Fire Burns Through Olympic Wilderness

The Bear Gulch fire spread through dense forest and filled skies with smoke in northwestern Washington state.

Published Aug 15, 2025

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Sprawling Gifford Fire Scorches California
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Sprawling Gifford Fire Scorches California

The fast-growing blaze charred more than 100,000 acres in the span of a week.

Published Aug 11, 2025

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Wildfire Sweeps Through Southern France
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Wildfire Sweeps Through Southern France

The Aude fire rapidly burned around 16,000 hectares in August 2025, becoming the country’s largest fire since 1949.

Published Aug 7, 2025

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Widespread Smoke from Canadian Fires
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Widespread Smoke from Canadian Fires

Fires burning in boreal forests created hazy skies across North America in summer 2025.

Published Aug 5, 2025

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Monroe Canyon Fire Intensifies
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Monroe Canyon Fire Intensifies

The blaze in central Utah experienced rapid growth during dry, windy days in late July 2025, creating hazy skies throughout the region.

Published Jul 30, 2025

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Wildfire Smoke Billows Over Northern California
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Wildfire Smoke Billows Over Northern California

Amid scorching heat and low humidity, the Green and Butler fires have burned tens of thousands of acres and choked nearby communities with smoke.

Published Jul 16, 2025

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Fires Rage in Arizona  
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Fires Rage in Arizona  

Two lightning-ignited fires near the Grand Canyon became large and destructive in July 2025.

Published Jul 14, 2025

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Manitoba Burning
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Manitoba Burning

Skies are full of smoke in parts of the Canadian province as thousands of people face evacuation orders.

Published Jul 10, 2025

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New Mexico Battles Wildfires
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New Mexico Battles Wildfires

With extreme drought gripping the state, firefighters are battling large blazes north of Silver City.

Published Jun 18, 2025

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Fires Near Alberta’s Oil Sands
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Fires Near Alberta’s Oil Sands

Fires in northern Alberta temporarily disrupted Canadian oil production.

Published Jun 5, 2025

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Smoky Skies and Blooming Seas
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Smoky Skies and Blooming Seas

Smoke from wildland fires in Canada streamed over colorful seawater east of Greenland.

Published Jun 4, 2025

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A Haze Over North America
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A Haze Over North America

Canadian wildfires produced smoke plumes so vast they were visible from deep space and caused hazy skies as far south as Florida.

Published Jun 2, 2025

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Smoky Zabaykal’skiy
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Smoky Zabaykal’skiy

Plumes choked Siberian skies as early-season wildland fires burned near a city in eastern Russia.  

Published May 21, 2025

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Fires Erupt in North American Forests
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Fires Erupt in North American Forests

Record heat and dry conditions helped stoke several large blazes in Manitoba, Ontario, and Minnesota.

Published May 14, 2025

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A Smoky Start to Saskatchewan’s Fire Season
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A Smoky Start to Saskatchewan’s Fire Season

Still early in the fire season, satellites in mid-May observed intense blazes and towering plumes of smoke.

Published May 12, 2025

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New Jersey Pine Barrens Ablaze
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New Jersey Pine Barrens Ablaze

Fires in these coastal forests can rejuvenate ecosystems but also threaten large numbers of people and homes in the densely populated state.

Published Apr 24, 2025

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Wildland Fires Char U.S. Southeast Forests
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Wildland Fires Char U.S. Southeast Forests

In late March 2025, several blazes burned in the western Carolinas and northeastern Georgia amid windy, dry conditions.

Published Mar 28, 2025

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Outbreak of Fire Across South Korea
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Outbreak of Fire Across South Korea

Several wildland fires burned amid dry and windy conditions in the country’s southeast.

Published Mar 24, 2025

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Fire Grows Unusually Large in Japan
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Fire Grows Unusually Large in Japan

Following a record dry month, a fire near Ofunato spread to become the country’s largest in decades.

Published Mar 3, 2025

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Fire in Baja California
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Fire in Baja California

Seasonal Santa Ana winds helped fuel a large fire near Ensenada, Mexico.

Published Jan 24, 2025

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