Jan 23, 2025 · 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.

Jul 3, 2024 · Wildfire smoke is a mixture of air pollutants of which particulate matter (PM) is the principal public health threat. PM 2.5 from wildfire smoke is associated with premature deaths in the general population, and can cause and exacerbate diseases of the lungs, heart, brain/nervous system, skin, gut, kidney, eyes, nose and liver.

Jan 21, 2025 · 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

4 days ago · Working in conjunction with specially designed firefighting aircraft, these wildfire-trained crews suppress flames, construct firelines, and extinguish flames and areas of heat to protect resources and natural wilderness. Wildfire suppression also addresses the issues of the wildland-urban interface, where populated areas border with wildland ...

NRT Data Applications. LANCE data are useful for a range of applications in hazards and disasters management, for example, to detect fires, track smoke, ash and dust plumes; to monitor aerosols, carbon monoxide (CO) and sulfur dioxide (SO 2), which in turn are useful for air quality assessments; and to determine the extent of sea ice, snow, and flooding which are useful to support shipping in ...

View a list of fire attribute fields for NASA's Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) and Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS).

Nov 8, 2024 · The features of the Advanced mode support wildfire practitioners and emergency response personnel who require additional information and context to inform active fire management and tactical wildfire response (including the ability to refine the active fire detection temporal search range to hourly and sub-daily [+10 minute] increments).

Jul 20, 2022 · The ability to access such low-latency data is of immense value to the wildfire community. “The more timely the data, the higher their value when assessing the location, extent, and intensity of newly detected fire activity,” said Quayle. “This timeliness also increases their potential for use as a tool to detect new fire starts.

Nov 4, 2020 · The bank notified the client, who was able to immediately begin fighting the wildfire. While the rancher lost 100 hectares of pasture, the rapid notification of the fire enabled him to save the rest of his 1,200-hectare property. Somewhere on Earth a wildfire is burning. Thanks to data from Earth observing satellites, the world can respond.

Jun 24, 2024 · These data are displayed on the system's interactive Global and US/Canada Fire Maps, which allow users to visualize the location, extent, and impact of wildfire with minimal delay. Image Caption Each colored dot on this FIRMS Global Fire Map of South America indicates a thermal anomaly, most likely a burning fire, detected by the MODIS and ...