10-day Global Fire Map: July 10 – 19, 2013

10-day Global Fire Map: July 10 – 19, 2013

The fire map bellow accumulates the locations of the fires detected by MODIS on board the Terra and Aqua satellites over a 10-day period, from July 10  – July 19, 2013. Each colored dot indicates a location where MODIS detected at least one fire during

Global 10-day Fire Map: June 30 – July 9, 2013

Global 10-day Fire Map: June 30 – July 9, 2013

The fire map bellow accumulates the locations of the fires detected by MODIS on board the Terra and Aqua satellites over a 10-day period, from June 30  – July 9, 2013. Each colored dot indicates a location where MODIS detected at least one fire during

Canada and US wildfire smoke crosses the Atlantic Ocean

Canada and US wildfire smoke crosses the Atlantic Ocean

Smoke lofted above the part of the atmosphere closest to the ground (the boundary layer), where topography has a significant impact on winds, is spreading farther than smoke that remains trapped near the surface.  Intense fires in Canada produced

Global 10-day Fire Map: June 20 – 29, 2013

Global 10-day Fire Map: June 20 – 29, 2013

The fire map bellow accumulates the locations of the fires detected by MODIS on board the Terra and Aqua satellites over a 10-day period, from June 20  – June 29, 2013. Each colored dot indicates a location where MODIS detected at least one fire during

Global 10-day Fire Map: June 10 – 19, 2013

Global 10-day Fire Map: June 10 – 19, 2013

This fire map bellow accumulates the locations of the fires detected by MODIS on board the Terra and Aqua satellites over a 10-day period, from June 10 – June 19, 2013. Each colored dot indicates a location where MODIS detected at least one fire during the

Texas suffers from “exceptional” drought

Texas suffers from “exceptional” drought

A report released Thursday from a consortium of national climate experts said Texas saw the highest levels of drought over the last week — rated as "exceptional" — jump from 43.97 percent of the state to 50.65 percent of the state. Devastating drou