Active Wildfire Tracker Map is an interactive mapping application that tracks the current active wildfires in the US. The data is updated hourly and offer GPS c…
While we don’t always have the capacity to respond to current climate events, the wildfires in Canada this past summer were historic. I worked quickly to analyze, map, and chart the historically burned areas in Canada to illustrate how this summer’s wildfires were exponentially larger and occ...
More than 50 years ago, the US government passed the Clean Air Act of 1970 to address air pollution from industrial sources.Air quality improvedacross much of the country for decades. In recent years, though, events like wildfires haveworsened air quality. Smoke and particulate from fires can ...
Optionally, add additional layers such asUSA Current Wildfires,Satellite (VIIRS) Thermal Hotspots and Fire Activity,orCurrent Weather and Wind Station Datato provide additional context. Use one of the ArcGIS Instant Apps to create an application that can be used by anyone with just a few more cl...
A 30 × 30m-resolution gridded dataset of forest plot identifiers was developed for the conterminous United States (CONUS) using a random forests machine-learning imputation approach. Forest plots from the US Forest Service Forest Inventory and Analysis program (FIA) were imputed to gridded c...
Wildfires happen every 20-200 years, which clears the canopy and allows light to peak through, which in turn allows the before mentioned plants to flourish, among others. Boreal forests support a small range of animals, oddly enough this includes a few amphibians who are able to handle the ...
Download the most comprehensive Wildfire app for iOS. CURRENT WILDFIRES - MODIS Thermal Satellite Fire Detection - VIIRS IBAND Fire Detection - MODIS + V…
Blurwas applied to the smoke layer since the polygons are only an approximation of the actual smokey areas. Experiment with different settings to get the desired result. Optionally, add additional layers such asUSA Current Wildfires,Satellite (VIIRS) Thermal Hotspots and Fire Activity,orAir Now Cu...
This information comes from climate non-profit,First Street Foundation. The data is based on First Street's"Fire Factor" model, which is a "nationwide, fire-behavior-based wildfire model that forecasts a location’s probabilistic risk of wildfire based on vegetation, topography, and likely weather...
The impact of the Lahaina wildfiresWe took a detailed look at the devastating wildfires in Lahaina, Hawaii, focusing not just on the damage but also on profound economic implications for the community.1 2 3 4 5 6 Previous NextKey Takeaways...