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  • Released Tuesday, June 30, 2015
  • Updated Thursday, December 3, 2015 at 12:35PM
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Plumes of smoke rise from California's Rim Fire near Yosemite National Park on Aug. 23, 2013.

Plumes of smoke rise from California's Rim Fire near Yosemite National Park on Aug. 23, 2013.

NASA's TERRA satellite captured this image of wildfires in southeastern Montana on July 2, 2012.

NASA's TERRA satellite captured this image of wildfires in southeastern Montana on July 2, 2012.

In this June 2013 image of wildfires in Canada, red dots indicate areas where the satellite detected unusually warm surface temperatures.

In this June 2013 image of wildfires in Canada, red dots indicate areas where the satellite detected unusually warm surface temperatures.

Smoke from wildfires covers parts of eastern Russia in this satellite image taken on May 26, 2011.

Smoke from wildfires covers parts of eastern Russia in this satellite image taken on May 26, 2011.



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Please give credit for this item to:
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Cover image courtesy of NASA/GSFC/LANCE MODIS Rapid Response/J. Schmaltz
California wildfires image courtesy of NASA/GSFC/LaRC/JPL/MISR Team
Montana wildfires image courtesy of NASA/GSFC/LaRC/JPL/MISR Team
Canada wildfires image courtesy of NASA/GSFC/LANCE EODIS Rapid Response/J. Schmaltz
Russia wildfires image courtesy of NASA/GSFC/MODIS Rapid Response/J. Schmaltz


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