Droughts can create ideal conditions for wildfires. Dry trees and vegetation provide fuel. Low soil and air moisture make it easier for fires to spread quickly. In these conditions, a spark from lightning,...

Once upon a time, there was a chief who had a daughter so beautiful that she drew the attention of both Fire and Rain. She wanted to marry Rain, but her father agreed to marry her off to Fire. This led to an epic competition between the...

It’s not uncommon to hear members of volunteer firefighting brigades refer to themselves as a family – brothers and sisters putting enormous faith in each other as they battle to save lives and properties.

On September 2, 1666, 80% of medieval London burned to the ground in the largest fire in the city's history. The fire raged for more than three days, consuming huge swaths of the city, but the Great Fire of London story often leaves...

Front-line responders do the heavy lifting when it comes to fighting and managing wildfires, but they’re often helped by the view from higher up. Each year, a coordinated effort from US Forest Service aircraft teams and...

A combination of lightning, drought and human activity caused fires to scorch more than one-third of Yellowstone National Park in the summer of 1988. Within a year, burn scars cast a sharp outline on the 793,880 acres affected by...

Since its launch on Oct. 28, 2011, the remarkable instruments on the Suomi-NPP satellite have captured a wealth of valuable data and beautiful images of our home planet. Suomi-NPP is the first of a series of polar-orbiting...

Across many parts of Victoria and NSW the fires are a double whammy for farmers, who’ve already had to face crippling drought.

People the world over are feeling, or soon will feel, the effects of the strongest El Niño event since 1997-98, currently unfolding in the eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean. New satellite observations are beginning to show scientists...

The NOAA-N Prime satellite is slated for launch by NASA on February 4th, 2009. Operated by NOAA, N Prime will be the last in the Television Infrared Observation Satellite Series (TIROS) that have been observing Earth’s weather and...

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In this Nature League Field Trip, Brit gets a first-hand look at the challenges facing forests in the Rocky Mountains, including fires, drought, climate change, and pine beetles. Special thanks to Professor Diana Six at the University of...

With climate change, certain areas of the United States, like the great Plains and Upper Midwest, will be at a greater risk of burning by the end of the 21st-century. Areas

like the Mountain West that are prone to burning now...

On the afternoon of June 13, 2020, a vehicle fire near the intersection of Bush Highway and State Route 87 ignited the brush and grass nearby. As of June 25, 2020, the Bush Fire is one of the five largest fires in...

A combination of lightning, drought and human activity caused fires to scorch more than one-third of Yellowstone National Park in the summer of 1988. Within a year, burn scars cast a sharp outline on the 793,880 acres affected...

By most accounts, 2020 has been a rough year for the planet. It was the warmest year on record, just barely exceeding the record set in 2016 by less than a tenth of a degree according to NASA’s analysis....

As wildfires continue to rage in California, a future with fewer forests is very real according to findings from a new study on the resilience of Rocky Mountain forests.



A team lead by Colorado State University, and...

NASA scientist Dr. Doug Morton talks about the 2013 wildfire season as well as future trends for wildfires and how NASA resources are used to help detect and monitor wildfires around the world. <b<b<br/>r/>r/>

For years, NASA has used the vantage point of space, combined with airborne and ground-based field campaigns, to decipher the impact of fires—from first spark to final puff of smoldering smoke— and help other agencies...

Mountain pine beetles are native to Western forests, but in recent years their numbers have skyrocketed. As they damage more trees and kill whole regions of forest, some worry that the dead forest left behind has become a tinderbox...

The Growth of California's Wildfires Between October 21-24, 2007: This series of images shows the growth of the Southern California wildfires between October 21 and October 24, 2007. The first two images depict the area immediately...

The Growth of California's Wildfires Between October 21-23, 2007: This series of images shows the growth of the Southern California wildfires between October 21 and October 23, 2007. The first two images depict the area immediately...

Research scientist Colin Seftor talks about images from the OMPS instrument on the Suomi NPP satellite. Suomi (NPP) launched in the fall of 2011. These images show smoke from Asia that migrates to North America. Seftor explains the...

In August 2020, California is facing several major fires, including the LNU Lightning Complex Fire, which grew into the second-largest wildfire in California history. The state's heat waves, droughts, and lightning all...