wildfires

ECOSTRESS Detects Wildfires in Western U.S.

ECOSTRESS, NASA's Earth-observing mission, detected three wildfires burning in the western US on July 28, 2018, the Carr and Whaleback…

California Wildfires Captured by NASA Satellite

NASA's Terra satellite took these images of the Carr Fire (left) and the Ferguson Fire (right) on July 27 and…

Tinder Fire in Arizona Viewed by NASA’s MISR

On April 30, 2018, NASA's Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer (MISR) captured imagery of the plume top over the active Tinder Fire…

Devastation from California’s Largest Wildfire Seen in New NASA Satellite Image

On Dec 26, 2017, NASA's Terra acquired this image of The Thomas Fire, the largest wildfire in California's recorded history.…

Multiple Aspects of the Southern California Wildfires as Seen by NASA’s AVIRIS

NASA's Airborne Visible Infrared Imaging Spectrometer instrument onboard an ER-2 aircraft observed wildfires burning in Southern California on Dec. 5-7,…

NASA-Produced Map Shows Extent of Southern California Wildfire Damage

The ARIA team at NASA's JPL created this Damage Proxy Map depicting areas in Southern California that are likely damaged…

Deadly Fires Engulfing Madeira seen by NASA’s MISR (Anaglyph)

NASA's Terra satellite passed directly over the island of Madeira on Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2016, where a wildfire spread to…

NASA’s MISR Studies Smoke Plumes from California’s Sand Fire

NASA's Terra spacecraft captured this image of the Sand Fire in Southern California. The satellite passed over the region on…

NASA Spacecraft Spots Aftermath of Destructive Wildfire in LA’s Backyard

This image, captured by NASA's Terra spacecraft in July, 2016, shows the Sand fire, in the mountains northwest of Los…