From space, we can understand fires in ways that are impossible from the ground. New Earth-observing satellites capture the significant impact of fires on our planet. In this animation of fires around the globe in 2002,...

This National Aeronautics and Space Administration "Looking at Earth” webpage shows several satellite images of the October 2007 wildfires in Southern California. Several images illustrate how infrared penetrates the...

The National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC), provides a series of data sets and slides related to natural disasters. These include: earthquake, tsunami, volcano and wildfire data sets. The web page also includes a link...

This module provides students some skills and practice in evaluating claims made in written accounts of environmental issues. These accounts appear routinely in the popular and scientific media which the public generally...

This module is the fifth in the Fire Ecology and Management Series. The question of whether or not to remove trees after a wildfire is among the most contentious issues related to wildfire management. This lecture-based...