This visualization shows the spread of the Caldor and the Dixie fires in California during the summer of 2021, updated every 12 hours from a new fire detection and tracking approach based on near-real time active fire detections from the VIIRS sensor on the Suomi-NPP satellite.Complete transcript available. || Tracking_the_Caldor_and_Dixie_Fires.03615_print.jpg (1024x576) [296.7 KB] || Tracking_the_Caldor_and_Dixie_Fires.03615_searchweb.png (320x180) [133.9 KB] || Tracking_the_Caldor_and_Dixie_Fires.03615_thm.png (80x40) [7.8 KB] || Tracking_the_Caldor_and_Dixie_Fires.mp4 (1920x1080) [336.4 MB] || Tracking_the_Caldor_and_Dixie_Fires.mp4.en_US.srt [3.9 KB] || Tracking_the_Caldor_and_Dixie_Fires.mp4.en_US.vtt [3.7 KB] || Tracking_the_Caldor_and_Dixie_Fires.mp4.hwshow ||

The NOAA-N Prime satellite is slated for launch by NASA on February 4th, 2009. Operated by NOAA, N Prime will be the last in the Television Infrared Observation Satellite Series (TIROS) that have been observing Earth's weather and environment for nearly 50 years. N Prime's main role will be to provide continuity of service until the launch of the next generation, highly advanced National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS). ||

Mountain pine beetles are native to Western forests, but in recent years their numbers have skyrocketed. As they damage more trees and kill whole regions of forest, some worry that the dead forest left behind has become a tinderbox ready to burn. But do pine beetles really increase fire risk?Using Landsat satellite data, University of Wisconsin forest ecologist Phil Townsend and his team are discovering that pine beetle damage appears not to have a significant impact in the risk of large fires. In fact, it might even reduce fire risk in some instances. ||

Music: Motion Blur by Sam Dodson, Spring Into Life by Oliver Worth, and Critical Pathway by Rik Carter. Complete transcript available. || Camp_Fire_oli_2018312_Landsat.jpg (3017x2011) [1.3 MB] || Camp_Fire_oli_2018312_Landsat_searchweb.png (320x180) [119.1 KB] || Camp_Fire_oli_2018312_Landsat_thm.png (80x40) [7.6 KB] || DroughtsFires_V2.webm (1920x1080) [17.2 MB] || DroughtsFires_V2.mp4 (1920x1080) [158.2 MB] || DroughtsFires_V2.en_US.srt [2.7 KB] || DroughtsFires_V2.en_US.vtt [2.7 KB] || DroughtsFires_V2.mov (1920x1080) [3.2 GB] ||

Music: Broad Horizons by Chris White [PRS]Complete transcript available. || Still.png (1773x995) [3.3 MB] || Still_print.jpg (1024x574) [163.4 KB] || Still_searchweb.png (320x180) [119.4 KB] || Still_thm.png (80x40) [7.0 KB] || TWITTER_720_13692_FIREExKickoff_twitter_720.mp4 (1280x720) [27.0 MB] || 13692_FIREExKickoff.webm (960x540) [44.5 MB] || 13262_FIREExKickoff.mov (1920x1080) [1.4 GB] || YOUTUBE_1080_13692_FIREExKickoff_youtube_1080.mp4 (1920x1080) [207.3 MB] || 13262_FIREEx.en_US.srt [2.9 KB] || 13262_FIREEx.en_US.vtt [2.9 KB] ||

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For more than a decade, instruments on Terra and Aqua, two of NASA's flagship Earth-observing satellites, have scanned the surface of our planet for fires four times a day. The instruments, both Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometers (MODIS), have revolutionized what scientists know about fire's role in land cover change, ecosystem processes, and the global carbon cycle by allowing researchers to map the characteristics and global distribution of fires in remarkable detail. The collection of videos below provides perspective on how global fires impact humans and our planet. ||

The U.S. fire season in 2012 was by some measures a record-breaking season. NASA scientist Doug Morton and University of Maryland scientist Louis Giglio discuss the links between climate and wildfires and the likelihood of seeing more extreme fire events in the future. This page includes a short video discussing these topics, extended interview clips from Giglio and Morton, and visualizations of the 2012 fire season in North America. ||

B-roll that goes along with the following questions:Wildfires have been raging in parts of the US this year. Can you show us the view from space?It’s been an active year around the globe for wildfires. How do fires on the other side of the world affect us?El Nino has dried out the Amazon this year, making it vulnerable to wildfires. What impacts could this have on the Summer Olympics?NASA is doing groundbreaking research around the world to study wildfires. What are we learning?Where can we learn more?Click for NASA's FIRES webpage.Find the latest on Twitter @NASAEarth || 008_B-Roll.00001_print.jpg (1024x576) [85.5 KB] || 008_B-Roll.00001_searchweb.png (320x180) [46.0 KB] || 008_B-Roll.00001_thm.png (80x40) [5.2 KB] || 008_B-Roll.mov (1280x720) [4.3 GB] || 008_B-Roll.mp4 (1280x720) [452.4 MB] || 008_B-Roll.webm (1280x720) [30.5 MB] ||