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Wildfires Burn Unchecked in Mexico and Central America

Mexico (HDW) May 31, 2004 - On May 31, 2004, numerous fires were burning in southern Mexico across a broad swath that spanned the Pacific to the Altantic Coast at the latitude of Lake Chapala, which glints brightly in the Sun to the southwest of image center. (full article...)

Brazil (HDW) September 19, 2004 - A thick veil of smoke covered much of South America on September 14, 2004, as intense fires continued to burn in western Brazil, Paraguay, and Bolivia. Such widespread fires are not natural in the humid, tropical environment, and these were probably started to clear land for agriculture. (full article...)

Vanuatu Nation (HDW) December 12, 2002 (John Search, Ambrym Volcano Report, http://www.volcanolive.com/ambrym20.html) - Observations of Ambrym were made by John Seach during a climb to the caldera between December 11th and 15th, 2002. (full article...)

Peppin Fires in New Mexico Briefly Put into Check

New Mexico (HDW) June 1, 2004 - The Peppin Fire in the El Capitan Mountains of New Mexico was briefly checked late in the last week of May 2004 by moderate temperatures, cloudiness, and a little rain. But in the first days of June, more dangerous, windy conditions returned, and the fire once again flared up. This pair of images shows the thermal signature detected by the sensors in the morning (top) and afternoon (bottom) on June 1, 2004. (full article...)

Vancouver Smokes from Large Fire in Canada

Fires and Smoke Continue to Grow on the Brazil-Bolivia Border

Fires Choke the Amazon Rainforest with Smoke