A wildfire burning in Los Padres National Park charred more than 500 acres—including the home of Big Sur’s fire chief.
Land Fires
Gray-brown charred land left in the fire’s wake blends with the gray granite peaks and shadowed valleys that make up the central Sierra Mountains.
Image of the Day Land Fires
Smoke billowed from a wildfire burning east of San Francisco on September 9, 2013.
Atmosphere Land Fires
On September 10, 2013, a wildfire burned east of San Fransisco.
The VIIRS instrument on the Suomi NPP satellite tracked the growth of the fire between August 20 and September 4.
At 369 square miles in size, the Rim Fire is the largest in the United States in 2013.
Image of the Day Atmosphere Land Dust and Haze Fires
Smoke from the Rim Fire brought unhealthy air to Yosemite National Park and the San Joaquin Valley over the Labor Day Weekend.
Image of the Day Atmosphere Land Fires
This false-color image shows smoke billowing from the Rim fire on August 30, 2013.
Burning in the northeast corner of Yosemite National Park, the Rim Fire ranks among the largest in California history.
A large wildfire raged near Yosemite National Park in August 2013.
Fires
In August 2013, the Silver Fire burned 20,000 acres near Banning, California.
On July 18, 2013, a fierce wildfire threatened Palm Springs, California.
On July 16, 2013, the Aqua satellite captured this image of a fire burning in southern California.
On June 17, 2013, NASA’s Terra satellite captured this image of the Carstens fire burning southwest of California’s Yosemite National Park.
A wildfire burned in steep terrain north of Los Angeles near Palmdale on May 31, 2013.
On May 2, 2013, the MODIS instrument on the Terra satellite captured this image of wildfire burning near Los Angeles, California.
Image of the Day Heat Fires
On May 2, 2013, the MODIS instrument on NASA’s Aqua satellite captured this view of wildfires burning near Lassen Volcanic National Park.
A wildfire burned near Banning, California, on May 1, 2013.