In some cases, you can see how close the fires got to highly populated areas. Warmer-than-usual temperatures, ...

Weather satellite images helped in monitoring the volcanic ash cloud from Mount St. Helens and activity from other volcanoes such as Mount Etna. Smoke from fires in the western United States such ...

The wildfires in Polk County, North Carolina, have surpassed 6,000 acres and can now be seen 500 miles up by satellites, ...

According to Google, current satellite systems rely on low-resolution imagery and cover a particular area only once every 12 hours to spot significantly large wildfires spanning a couple of acres.

The largest fires in WNC were the Deep Woods and Black Cove fires in Polk County not far from Hendersonville, that forced evacuations in Polk and Henderson counties along with states of emergency.

Stay informed with the latest news on wildfires, including safety tips and impacts in your local area. The FireM3 Hotspot map indicates where satellite imagery has detected high infrared intensity ...

Launched successfully at the weekend, the FireSat constellation will scan all of Earth every 20 minutes to check for any ...