In recent days, many worrying bushfire maps have been circulating online, some appearing to suggest all of Australia is burning. I’ll explain how we use data collected by satellites to estimate how ...

For the third time since the start of Australia's fire season, a state of emergency has been declared in the Australian state of New South Wales due to fires that are burning out of control. The ...

The Sonoma County Fire District shared the maps to its Facebook page over the weekend and they've been shared 1,500 times. A series of maps highlighting the size and scope of wildfires in Australia ...