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NASA Tracking Global Wildfires as Summer Heats Up\r

El Nino Fueling Hotter, Drier Conditions in Western U.S. and the Amazon, Priming Them for Flames\r\r

This year’s wildfire season is off to a blazing start. Firefighters in California are battling flames right now north of Los Angeles. Earlier this summer record-breaking temperatures set parts of Alaska and the Southwest on fire. More than 29,000 wildfires have burned over 2.6 million acres in the U.S. this year. The southern Amazon is also expected to see a significant increase in wildfire activity this summer, as El Niño has left the rainforest its driest in 14 years. Smoke from these fires could affect wildlife and agriculture, and potentially impact major events like the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. \r\r

NASA scientists will be available on Friday, July 29 from 6 a.m.-11:30 a.m. EDT to show viewers how NASA is tracking wildfires, and how they’re affecting your viewers. We will also have a Spanish and Portuguese-speaking scientist available.\r\r

The expected wildfire surge in the Amazon this summer is the result of El Nino, a warming of waters in the Pacific Ocean that had major impacts on weather across the United States the first half of 2016. While El Nino has officially ended, we’re still feeling effects through increased wildfire activity. \r\r

In some parts of the U.S., the fire season is now on average 78 days longer than it was in 1970, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. NASA scientists are able to monitor these wildfires better than ever before, providing valuable information that fire managers can use to prepare the public. NASA is also launching field campaigns this summer to learn more about fires and their global impacts. \r\r

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Contact: Michelle Handleman/michelle.z.handleman@nasa.gov\r

Claire Saravia/ claire.g.desaravia@nasa.gov@nasa.gov\r\r

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3. El Nino has dried out the Amazon this year, making it vulnerable to wildfires. What impacts could this have on the Summer Olympics?\r

4. NASA is doing groundbreaking research around the world to study wildfires. What are we learning?\r

5. Where can we learn more?\r\r

Live Shot Details: \r

Location: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center/Greenbelt, Maryland\r\r

Scientists:\r\r

Dr. Doug Morton / NASA Scientist (English and Portuguese)\r

Dr. Lesley Ott / NASA Scientist\r

Dr. Robert Field / NASA Scientist\r

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