On September 6, 2009, the Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) instrument on NASA's Terra satellite captured this simulated natural color image of the Station fire, b...
My Big Fat Planet
"Feeling the heat" -- JPL Scientist Dr. Amber Jenkins blogs about, among other things, the LA Fires that broke out recently. Check out her blog "Under fire -- Turning a corner in battle against L.A. inferno"
ARCTAS
In summer 2008, researchers in Canada used satellites and aircraft to examine the impact of forest fires and smoke on climate.
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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Fires in North Korea
Multiple fires burned in North Korea in mid-October 2009, sending a plume of smoke over the Sea of Japan. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Aqua satellite captured th...
News and Features
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Tracking South Carolina Wildfires
05.08.09 - Researchers from NASA Langley's Science Directorate jumped into action recently, studying wildfire smoke with EPA partners.
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NASA Study: Climate Fuels Asian Wildfire Emissions
04.30.09 - Fires in equatorial Asia are growing more frequent and having a serious impact on the air as well as the land.
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CALIPSO Sees Through the Haze
04.22.09 - New research shows that the warming effect of aerosols, or small particles in the air, increases with the amount of cloud cover below the aerosols.
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CALIPSO Finds Smoke at High Altitudes Down Under
03.05.09 - CALIPSO traced vertically through the layers of the atmosphere to study the smoke from Australian bushfires in February.
