NASA's Terra satellite passed over the southeastern U.S. on Dec. 14, 2011 at 16:40 UTC (11:40 a.m. EST) and the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) instrument captured smoke (top ...
NASA Looks at Fires Burning Around the World -Updated Every 10 Days
This fire map accumulates locations of fires detected by Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) instrument that flies on board NASA's Terra and Aqua satellites over a 10-day period. Each colored dot indicates a fire.
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MODIS Rapid Response
View and download imagery captured by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) instruments on NASA's Aqua and Terra satellites. The instruments frequently capture images of wildfires.
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Honey Prarie Fire in Okefenokee Swamp, Ga. Still ...
Pagami Creek Fire in northern Minnesota
Nearly two months after being ignited by lightning, the Pagami Creek Fire in northern Minnesota was nearly contained when Landsat-5 acquired this image on October 10, 2011. Since August 18, the fire ...
Dunphy Complex Fire near Elko, Nevada
NASA's Aqua satellite passed over the Dunphy Complex Fire on Oct. 3, 2011 at 20:50 UTC (4:50 p.m. EDT) and the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) instrument onboard captured this ...
Mint Fire, California
This three-dimensional image of the Mint Fire burn area on Sierra Pelona Ridge between Agua Dulce and Palmdale, Calif., was developed from infrared data recorded by the Autonomous Modular Sensor ...
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Fires in Western Africa
NASA's Aqua satellite picked up heat signatures from fires in west Africa on January 7, 2012 at 14:05 UTC (9:05 a.m. EST) using the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) instrument ...
Wildfire in Bío-Bío, Chile
A large wildfire burning in the Bío-Bío region of central Chile killed one man and forced more than 600 people from their homes in the first days of 2012. Active fire fronts are outlined in red in ...
Northeastern Madagascar Agricultural Fires
Dozens of fires (red) were burning in eastern Madagascar on December 14, 2011 at 07:00 UTC (2 a.m. EST). The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Terra satellite captured ...
News and Features
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Fire and the Future of Yellowstone
Immediately after the 1988 Yellowstone fire, grass flourished in the ash-rich soil, followed by young trees. By 2011, the slender saplings were still not dense enough to hide the burn scar.
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Ocean Temperatures Can Predict Amazon Fire Season Severity
11.10.11 - Researchers created a model to predict the severity and geographic distribution of fires in the Amazon rain forest and the rest of South America months in advance.
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NASA Releases Visual Tour of Earth's Fires
10.19.11 - NASA has released a series of new satellite data visualizations that show tens of millions of fires detected worldwide from space since 2002.
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A Look Back at a Decade of Fires
10.19.11 - For more than a decade, instruments on NASA satellites have revolutionized what scientists know about fire's role in land cover change, ecosystem processes, and the global carbon cycle.