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Wolf Volcano Erupts By Elijah Mt. Castle Wolf Volcano, the largest peak on the Galapagos Islands, has been erupting since January 6th, 2022. The volcano is 1.7 km tall and is around 1000 km from mainland South America. Ecuador's Emergency Operations Committee said...

Historical Fire Broke Out in Boulder By Feng Chi (David), Hsu and Elijah Mt. Castle The Marshall Fire in Boulder County burned more than 6,000 acres and leveled multiple subdivisions. The fire has been reported as the most destructive fire in Colorado history. One...

Wildfires Threaten Largest Tree in the World By Elijah Mt. Castle Multiple wildfires in Sequoia National Park have burned a total of 43,375 acres. The park is home to the world's largest tree by volume, the General Sherman Tree. Sequoia trees are the largest species...

Large Wildfires in California By Elijah Mt. Castle California has experienced several large wildfires over the month of August. The Dixie fire has been burning since July 13th and has grown over 910,000 acres. The Caldor fire started August 14th and has grown to over...

Bootleg Fire - Largest Active Fire in US By Elijah Mt. Castle The Bootleg fire in Oregon is the largest active fire in the United States. The fire started on July 6th and has burned 232,763 acres since it started. The fire has destroyed 21 homes and 54 other...

California Fire Season Begins By Elijah Mt. Castle The Willow Fire in the Big Sur region of California is 19% contained. The fire started in Los Padres National Forest and has caused a closure of the area. The Forest Service has put a $5,000 fine and/or six months...

State of Colorado experiences worst wildfire season in 2020 by Chris Elvidge and Feng Chi Hsu (map by Elijah Mt. Castle) 2020 was the worst fire season on record for the State of Colorado. The Cameron Peak Fire, rated as the state's largest, broke records by consuming...

VIIRS Boat Detection Data (VBD) By Chris Elvidge The Colorado School of Mines' Earth Observation Group produces global fishing boat detection data in near-real time from low light imaging data collected by the NASA / NOAA Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite...

Iranian navy warship fire detected by VIIRS Nightfire By Tamara Sparks An Iranian navy warship that caught fire in the early hours of June 2 and sank near the port of Jask was detected by EOG’s VIIRS Nightfire (VNF) product. VNF detected a fire at 2:02 local time with...