Landsat satellites recorded striking footage of some of the most significant wildfires in recent years, offering a rare view of these events from space. Using infrared imaging technology, the satellites documented the intensity and spread of fires that reshaped entire landscapes.
The footage included the Dixie and Caldor fires in California, the Jerusalem Hills Fire in Israel, and large scale wildfires across Canada, Greece, Siberia, and Russia. Infrared imagery revealed active burn zones, heat signatures, and smoke plumes stretching for miles, highlighting both the power of these fires and the vast areas they affected.
Viewed from orbit, the scope of these disasters becomes clear, underscoring how wildfire seasons in multiple regions have grown in size and impact over time.
About the Author
Abby Parks has authored a fiction novel, theatrical plays, short stories, poems, and song lyrics. She's recorded two albums of her original songs, and is a multi-instrumentalist. She has managed a website for folk music and written articles on singer-songwriters, folk bands, and other things music-oriented. She's also a radio DJ for a folk music show.
As well as having been a pet parent to rabbits, birds, dogs, and cats, Abby loves seeking sightings of animals in the wild and has witnessed some more exotic ones such as Puffins in the Farne Islands, Southern Pudu on the island of Chiloe (Chile), Penguins in the wild, and countless wild animals in the Rocky Mountains (Big Horn Sheep, Mountain Goats, Moose, Elk, Marmots, Beavers).
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