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Smithsonian Institution

Tween Tribune: Wildfires Rage Across Southern Appalachians

For Students 3rd - 8th
A drought has caused tremendous wildfires ripping through Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi. Find out the damage and how the U.S. Forest Services are fighting the threatening blazes.
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NASA

Nasa Earth Observatory: Natural Hazards: Fires

For Students 9th - 10th
Browse forest fires across the world. Learn about these natural hazards as you browse by date or region.
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Handout
NASA

Nasa Earth Observatory: Global Fire Monitoring

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn how the emissions from forest fires and brush fires create a significant environmental change locally and globally.
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Handout
NASA

Fire! Nasa Demonstrates New Technology for Monitoring Fires From Space

For Students 9th - 10th
This article highlights NASA's new technology for monitoring fires from space, MODIS. Learn how MODIS, or Moderate-resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer, helps firefighters prioritize which fires to conquer first.
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PBS

Pbs News Hour: Big Droughts, Forest Fires Could Be the New Normal in Appalachia

For Students 9th - 10th
Wildfires have burned more than 100,000 acres across seven states in the southern Appalachian Mountains since late October. Will they end for good or is this a sign of what is to come?