- Wildfires - NASA Earthdata
Wildfire is an essential process connecting terrestrial systems to the atmosphere and climate As vegetation burns, it releases smoke, carbon, and other materials into the atmosphere These fires also release nutrients into the soil and are an integral part of ecological succession, plant germination, and soil enhancement However, wildfires can also pose a hazard to human health and life The
- Wildfires - World Health Organization (WHO)
Wildfires that burn near populated areas can have significant impact on the environment, property, livestock and human mortality and morbidity depending on the size, speed and proximity to the fire, and whether the population has advanced warning to evacuate Wildfire smoke is a mixture of air pollutants of which particulate matter (PM) is the principal public health threat PM 2 5 from
- Wildfires Near Real-Time Data | NASA Earthdata
Near real-time data provided by NASA's Land, Atmosphere Near real-time Capability for Earth observation (LANCE) can be used to identify, track, and map active fires
- FIRMS | NASA Earthdata
The Fire Information for Resource Management System (FIRMS) provides access, with minimal delay, to satellite imagery, active fire hotspots, and related products to identify the location, extent, and intensity of wildfire activity FIRMS tools and applications provide geospatial data, products, and
- Water Use Efficiency, Carbon Mapping, and Wildfire Prediction
Read highlights of three publications that detail how NASA ECOSTRESS reveals plant efficiency patterns across ecosystems, GEDI enables precise forest carbon mapping, and moisture measurements improve wildfire prediction and management
- Active Fire Data Attributes for MODIS and VIIRS - Earthdata
View a list of fire attribute fields for NASA's Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) and Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS)
- Wildfires in Los Angeles, California - NASA Earthdata
This false-color corrected reflectance image of fires in Los Angeles, California, including the Palisades, Hurst, and Eaton Fires, was captured on January 8, 2025, by NASA's MODIS instrument aboard the Aqua platform
- Wildfires in Izmir Province, Turkey - NASA Earthdata
NASA's true-color corrected reflectance image of wildfires burning in Izmir Province, Turkey, was captured on July 3, 2025, by the VIIRS instrument aboard the joint NASA NOAA Suomi NPP platform
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