Fires on the Rise in the Far North - NASA Science

Fires on the Rise in the Far North

Side-by-side maps centered on the Arctic display satellite-based fire detections from NASA’s MODIS instrument, with yellow circles representing detections acquired from 2002–2012 (left) and red circles for detections acquired from 2012–2024 (right), revealing increased fire activity and a shift toward higher latitudes.

Satellite-based maps show northern wildland fires becoming more frequent and widespread as temperatures rise and lightning reaches higher latitudes.