Fires Tear Through Nebraska Grasslands - NASA Science

Fires Tear Through Nebraska Grasslands

A burned area on the plains of western Nebraska appears as a large tan area in a false-color satellite image.

Dry, warm, and windy conditions across the U.S. Great Plains led to extreme fire activity in March 2026.

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