Press Releases & Feature Stories Archive - Terrestrial Information Systems Laboratory

Alaska's Pavlof Volcano Erupts

05.16.2013

For the third time this century, Alaska’s Pavlof Volcano is erupting.

NASA Sees Controlled Fires in Southern Australia

05.13.2013

Today's image of southern Australia showing New South Wales and Victoria shows a series of controlled fires.

Wildfires in Siberia

05.10.2013

The Aqua satellite provided this satellite image showing a series of hotspots found in the Siberian region of Russia. These hotspots have been categorized as wildfires rather than agricultural fires.

Fires in Northeastern India

05.07.2013

NASA’s Terra satellite detected dozens of fires burning in northeastern India on May 05, 2013.

Agricultural Fires Dot Mexico

05.03.2013

In Guerrero, Oaxaca, Michoacan, Colima, and Jalisco regions (as well as others in the Yucatan Peninsula) of Mexico hundreds of fires were detected by the MODIS instrument on the Aqua satellite.

Fires Rage Near Malibu

05.03.2013

Southern California firefighters were battling a growing, brush-fueled wildfire early Friday that had reached the beach in Ventura County.

Panther and Cedar Wildfires in Northern California

05.03.2013

NASA’s Aqua satellite captured this view of the Panther and Cedar wildfires burning near Lassen Volcanic National Park.

Fires in Southern Australia

05.02.2013

Today's image of southern Australia shows a combination of both planned fires and some bushfires.

Fires in West Africa

05.02.2013

NASA’s Aqua satellite detected hundreds of fires burning in the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Angola.

Summit Fire in Southern California

05.02.2013

"A fast-moving, wind-driven brush fire in Riverside County..."

Fire on Cape Cod

05.01.2013

According to the Cape Cod Times of April 30, 2013: "The Massachusetts Army National Guard's Natural Resource Program is conducting a prescribed burn at the Upper Cape base.

Fires in Eastern Russia

04.30.2013

Even as the snow begins to retreat in the eastern part of Russia, fires are being set to clear the land for planting.

Fires in Western Africa

04.23.2013

NASA satellite imaged agricultural fires and smoke plumes in several countries including Sierra Leone, Guinea, and Guinea-Bissau.

Fires in Western Australia

04.23.2013

The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Aqua satellite acquired this image of dozens of fires in both Western Australia and the Northern Territory on April 28, 2013.

Dust Storm in China and Mongolia

04.19.2013

Snow is shown retreating from a portion of southeastern Russia.Where snow has retreated, fires (red dots) are already burning, likely the result of growing-season activities for farmer in the region.

Fires in Australia

04.18.2013

In the Kimberley region of Australia, there are two seasons: a wet season December–March and a dry season May–October. Reversals in prevailing wind direction are the force behind the seasonal shift.

Fires in Nepal

04.15.2013

Agricultural fires are set all over the world at different times to prepare the soil for the planting of new crops.

Fires in Central America

04.12.2013

Fires dot the landscapes of Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras in this image.

Fires in Victoria, Australia

04.09.2013

There are a number of fires burning in Victoria, Australia.

Fires in the Yucatan Peninsula

04.09.2013

Dozens of red hot spots cluster at the tip of Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula. To the south, fires also speckle the neck of the Yucatan, Guatemala, and Belize.

Fires in India and Nepal

04.08.2013

Agricultural fires are set all over the world at different times to prepare the soil for the planting of new crops. In India and Nepal several dozens agricultural fires are burning in this image.

Fires in Southeast Asia

04.08.2013

Fires purposely set to burn crop residues and get the land ready for the growing season are continuing as evidenced in this image from the MODIS instrument on the Aqua satellite.