Fires
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Provided by: Resource Watch|Published on: April 27, 2021
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Synopsis
- This interactive map displays near-real-time active fires globally from the past week using satellite data provided by NASA's Fire Information for Research Management System.
- The map can be set to display all fires or only large fires, and points are color coded to identify how many days ago the fire was detected.
Subjects: Earth and Space Sciences, Geography
Authors: Resource Watch
Region: Global, New Jersey
Languages: English
Teaching Materials
Positives
- The map is simple and would be easy for students to navigate on their own.
- The data is updated twice daily so the map remains accurate to real-time fire events.
Prerequisites
- Students should have some basic geography knowledge in order to make sense of the map.
Differentiation & Implementation
- Additional datasets from Resource Watch can be added to the map to view more than one at a time. For example, data for burned areas, fire weather, or other disaster events could be added so it displays simultaneously with the active fire data.
- This map could be used in a science class when learning about the connections between wildfires and climate change to demonstrate which areas of the world are impacted most.
- This map could be used in a geography class to discuss geographical trends related to climate change.
- This youth story about wildfires could be used along with this resource to add a more personal element to the lesson or activity.
This interactive map shows daily information on fires outbreak. It also shows real-time data on the spatial locations of areas at risk to fires. Datasets are accurate and the resource is recommended for teaching.
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