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The global biosphere in 2008; the continents are tan and shades of green, and the oceans are a gradient of bright teal to a rich royal blue.

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A wildland firefighter in a yellow longsleeve, green pants, and a yellow hardhat uses a metal can to drip fire in a forest. In front of him are three ginormous trees that stretch out of the frame, while gray smoke drifts in the background.

NASA-Funded Study Shows How Controlled Burns Help Giant Sequoias Survive Wildfires

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NASA Develops Sensor to Improve Firefighter Safety

May 27, 2026
A map centered on the North pole shows the continents in dark purple, the oceans in white, with bright orange circles of varying sizes across the continents.

Fire on Ice: The Arctic’s Changing Fire Regime

A man in an orange jacket and black pants stands in a field of tan and green grass, looking at a small gray fixed-wing aircraft with a yellow nose cone, sitting on a silver launcher. In this composite image, the aircraft is pictured again and again across the sky, moving away from the camera. In the background is a blueish mountain and cloudy skies.

NASA Flies Through a Volcanic Laboratory: Rincón de la Vieja