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Researchers also found that human-ignited fires tripled the length of the wildfire season.


NASA Earth Observatory map (top) by Joshua Stevens, using fire data courtesy of Balch, J. et al. (2017). NASA Earth Observatory image (bottom) by Jesse Allen, using data from the Level 1 and Atmospheres Active Distribution System (LAADS). Caption by Adam Voiland.

Published March 7, 2017
Data acquired November 12, 2016

Sources:
Aqua > MODIS
In situ Measurement
Terra > MODIS