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Coverage & planning
A camera’s advertised range tells only part of the story. The land it can usefully monitor depends on its view, the conditions and how the system operates.
Read the articlePhoto: National Park Service. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fire & climate
Billions of tonnes enter the atmosphere through vegetation fires each year. Understanding their climate impact means looking at what burns—and what grows back.
Read the articlePhoto: Lauren Dauphin / NASA Earth Observatory, using MODIS data from NASA EOSDIS LANCE and GIBS/Worldview. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fire science
A fire can creep across the forest floor or race through dry grass. Here’s what controls its speed, and why a few minutes can make a difference.
Read the articlePhoto: John McColgan; edited by Fir0002. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Early warning
An early warning starts a chain of decisions. What happens between spotting a fire and reaching it can shape the response.
Read the articlePhoto: Dyan Bone / Kaibab National Forest, US Forest Service. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Detection methods
A view of the hillside, a scan from space or a measurement near the ground. Each approach offers useful evidence, with different gaps to understand.
Read the articlePhoto: Joshua Stevens / NASA Earth Observatory, using USGS Landsat data. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Wildfires in numbers
People caused most reported US wildfires in 2025. Lightning-caused fires burned more land. Two charts explain what both figures mean for prevention and monitoring.
Read the articleOriginal charts by NuraGaze. Data: NIFC / NICC, United States, 2025. Data source.
Forests in figures
Five countries account for nearly 90% of global tree-cover loss caused by fire. The figures reveal its scale, and why the meaning of forest loss matters.
Read the articleOriginal chart by NuraGaze. Data: WRI Global Forest Review / University of Maryland. Values rounded. Data source.
The season in data
More than a million hectares burned in the EU. Five charts show where the damage fell, when it happened and the conditions behind an exceptional season.
Read the articleOriginal chart by NuraGaze. Data: EFFIS / Copernicus EMS (CC BY 4.0). Data source.
Detection explained
A pale cloud above the trees is not always smoke. Understanding false alarms helps explain what makes a fire detection system useful.
Read the articlePhoto: US Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Region. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Nature in numbers
Nearly two-fifths of the EU’s mapped burned area in 2025 lay within Natura 2000 sites. The figures connect wildfire management with nature conservation.
Read the articleOriginal chart by NuraGaze. Data: European Commission JRC / EFFIS (2026). Data source.
Wildfires in numbers
A US study found a striking imbalance between fire numbers and losses. Three figures explain why rapid growth deserves attention.
Read the articleOriginal chart by NuraGaze. Data: Balch and colleagues, Science (2024); contiguous US, 2001–2020. Research source.
Early detection
Cameras provide the view. AI looks for smoke. Here’s how an image becomes an alert, and why human judgement still matters.
Read the articlePhoto: USDA Forest Service, Northern Region. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Forests in figures
About 38% of Italy’s burned forest in 2025 lay inside protected areas. Three years of official figures show the scale, the variation and what hectares alone cannot tell us.
Read the articleOriginal chart by NuraGaze. Data: ISPRA annual reports for 2023–2025. Data sources.
Wildfire trends
The area burned, extreme fire events, carbon emissions and losses each reveal a different part of the picture. Here’s how to read the evidence.
Read the articlePhoto: Lauren Dauphin / NASA Earth Observatory, using MODIS data from NASA EOSDIS LANCE and GIBS/Worldview. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
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