Wildfires | NASA Earthdata
Jan 30, 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.
Wildfires - World Health Organization (WHO)
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.
FIRMS | NASA Earthdata
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, …
The Big and Small of Fire in Africa | NASA Earthdata
Nov 16, 2022 · The NASA data that Davies, Ichoku, Rasolohery, and many others use to track and study wildfire provide critical information they need to determine what blazes mean for African communities. Understanding the data can certainly be complex and nuanced at times, such as when viewing hundreds of tiny fire points on a world map.
Discover Enhanced Wildfire System Capabilities with NASA's FIRMS
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).
Active Fire Data Attributes for MODIS and VIIRS - Earthdata
View a list of fire attribute fields for NASA's Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) and Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS).
Worldview | NASA Earthdata
Many of those products are available within hours of being acquired—essentially showing the entire Earth as it looks "right now". This supports time-critical applications, such as wildfire management, air quality measurements, and flood monitoring, as well …
MODIS | NASA Earthdata
NASA's Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer continually collects data in 36 spectral channels with global coverage every 1 to 2 days.
VIIRS | NASA Earthdata
NASA's VIIRS collects visible and infrared imagery along with global observations of Earth’s land, atmosphere, cryosphere, and ocean.
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) - World Health Organization (WHO)
Aug 9, 2023 · WHO fact sheet on coronavirus disease (COVID-19), including symptoms, treatment, prevention and WHO's response.