U.S. Wildfire Size & Intensity Map

This is an image I came across last Summer. This enhanced satellite map features wildfires dating between 2001 and halfway through 2012. It is color-coded corresponding to wildfire intensity and size. I happen to live just outside the northern end of the most intense strip of color on this map. For more details regarding this map and the attendant topic of the constantly intensifying  U.S. fire season please check out Dazzling Map Reveals Rising Menace of U.S. Fires. Image courtesy of John Nelson, IDV Solutions.