Ask NASA: How fire works and how NASA tracks fire on Earth

Today we’re talking about fires. At any given time, there are multiple fires burning across the globe. During today’s show, we’ll discuss the science of fire, how NASA monitors and tracks fires, how NASA data are used in prediction, response and recovery and we’ll even talk with a NASA astronaut about how they study fire in space. For full resolution download, go to: http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/13313

Video and description courtesy of NASA



Author of the article:


Alomar Sharpe

I work in the background a lot.