Wildfires and Bushfires

Dramatic scenes of wildfires burning through landscapes, featuring smoke, flames, and charred vegetation, highlighting environmental concerns.

Wildfire on Victoria Highway, near Victoria River, Gregory National Park / Jutpurra, Northern Territory, Australia
Wildfire on Victoria Highway, near Victoria River, Gregory National Park / Jutpurra, Northern Territory, Australia
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NDIA Uttar Pradesh Sugar Cane. Sugar cane growing in foreground with chimneys from sugar mill behind emitting dark clouds of smoke. Air pollution..
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Rainforest being cleared for agricultural use in the Peten Jungle, Guatemala in 1975.
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Traditional burning, Warddeken Indigenous Protected Area, Australia
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Burning fire Bonfire in a meadow amidst the grass Copyright: xZoonar.com/ClaudioxDiviziax 6634116
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Buschfeuer im Okavango-Delta aus der Luft, Botswana, Okavango Delta aerial view of a bushfire in the Okavango Delta, Botswana, Okavango Delta BLWS727595 *** Bush fire at Okavango Delta from the Air, Botswana, Okavango Delta Aerial View of a bushfire in The Okavango Delta, Botswana, Okavango Delta BLWS727595 Copyright: xblickwinkel/AGAMI/S.xPitamitzx
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Summer prairie burn, Prairie Ridge State Natural Area. Marion County, Illinois.
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After controlled burn to improve habitat.
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Pollution - ESU St. Louis Response - North Bass - 26-HK-229-20. AREA 200 YARDS NORTH OF FACILITY. Hurricane Katrina
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Fire in savannah, Rupununi, Guyana
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farmers burning branches after pruning olive trees in an olive grove. Aerial view. Bargota, Navarre, Spain, Europe. SPAIN Copyright: xMikelxBilbaox/xVWPicsx MBG-24-07-003
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Asian woman on row boat, burn dry tree, dried leaves to cleaning field in flooded season, landscape at Mekong Delta, Vietnam after crop, burning flame on causeway, smoke fly to environment
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TOGO agricultural practice of the land burning
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Slash-and-burn agriculture: forest being burned for cultivation in Amazon region, Acre, Brazil
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Burn with conflagration ground in wild. scorched dry plains with bushes. burnt area. Climate change leading to frequent droughts and fires. bush fire, veldt fire, wildfire, prairie fire
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BURNING CROP RESIDUE, THAILAND. .
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ESU St. Louis - Chevron Empire Burn - 26-HK-322-14. Hurricane Katrina
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AMAZON - PERU, vicinity Satipo. Deforestation. Slash and burn migrant farmer cleaning land. . The whole valley once forested have been cleared and only the steep slopes remain. Few settlers have the experience or knowledge to farm the poor soil on slopes recently under forest cover. Few bother with terracing. The land rarely remains productive for more than a couple of years and they are forced to move on. Slash and burn agriculture is now the biggest cause of forest destruction.
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Slash-and-burn agriculture: forest being burned for cultivation in Amazon region, Acre, Brazil
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Aerial view of a controlled fire burning through the Welgevonden Game Reserve, contrasting the scorched earth with the vibrant green vegetation, Vaalwater, Limpopo, South Africa.
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Peatlands are on fire. Forest fire and its consequences Peatlands are on fire. Forest fire and its consequences. Smoke black earth burnt. Burnt tree trunks and ashes. Charred branches. Copyright: xZoonar.com/RomanxStarchenkox 16312213
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Aftermath of a bushfire, French Guiana.
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Tropical rainforest being cleared for slash and burn agriculture, Irian Jaya, Indonesia
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LAO - ENVIRONNEMENT - 4000 ISLANDPortrait of the 4000 Islands territory (Si Phan Don) in the extreme south of Laos where the famous Don Sahong Dam is being built.LAO - ENVIRONNEMENT - 4000 ÎLESPortrait du territoire des 4000 îles ( Si Phan Don ) à l'extrème sud du Laos où est en construction le fameux barrage de Don Sahong.
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Hurricane Katrina #1604
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TOGO agricultural practice of the land burning
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Farm work, slash and burn, Mae Salong, Thailand, Asia
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Burning Ashes
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Forest fire fighters setting backfire to control spread.
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Workers of the National Park Service wearing fire resistant clothing intentionally burn part of Big Meadows each spring to preserve the open view and prevent the invasion of woody plants, Shenandoah National Park, Virginia, USA, North America
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Pollution - ESU St. Louis Response - Chevron Empire - 26-HK-235-64. Hurricane Katrina
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LAOS, NEAR LUANG PRABANG, MEKONG RIVER, FARMERS BURNING FOREST TO CLEAR FOR AGRICULTURE
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Foggy and smoky morning over Lesser Poland
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San Isidro Tropical Rainforest - deforestation - burning trees. Andes - Merida - Venezuela.
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A controlled burn in River Rouge Park aims to eliminate invasive species; after the fire the area will be seeded with native prairie plants, Detroit, Michigan, USA, North America
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Prescribed burn, Rockhill Preserve, Nature Conservancy, Florida
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - A charred palmetto palm remains after a brush fire is extinguished near Headquarters Building in the Industrial Area of NASAs Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The fire was ignited by a lightning strike.The space center is nestled on the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, which is managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Chenega Security & Support Solutions is responsible for Kennedy's Fire Rescue Department.
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Using prescribed fire to control fuel loading and spur new tender growth for wildlife.
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Aerial photograph of prescribed burning on the refuge. Subjects: Aerial photography; Habitat conservation; Prescribed burning; Resource management; Vegetation; Wildlife refuges; Work of the Service. Location: Louisiana. Fish and Wildlife Service Site: BIG BRANCH MARSH NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE.
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East Demerara Conservancy, East of Georgetown, Guyana
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Gabon, Aerial view of controlled forest fire
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high angle fire extinguish smoke
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Burning rainforest to clear land for cattle ranching, Brazil.
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Deforestation of the cloud forest, Imbabura province, Ecuador, South America
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Illustration of daily life in France.Illustration de vie quotidienne in France.
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Farmer burning waste, Tunisia,10/14/2011
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Using prescribed fire to control fuel loading and spur new tender growth for wildlife.
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A farmer sits in despair as his pasture burns in Carajas, Para, Brazil.
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Smoke billows above active forest fire.
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Kashmir, India. 30th November 2021. A woman burns dry leaves to make charcoal on a foggy autumn morning in the outskirts of Srinagar. Preparations for winter is in full swing across the Kashmir valley as autumn colors reach their peak, trees are changing colors, and the days are becoming shorter showcasing the approach of winter.
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Workers' huts on Naga hillside being desecrated by the government slash and burn system to improve soil for agriculture, Nagaland, India, Asia
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Wood is being burned covered with soil in the process of charcoal production near Djenne, a town in the Sahel zone in central Mali.
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farmers burning branches after pruning olive trees in an olive grove. Aerial view. Bargota, Navarre, Spain, Europe. SPAIN Copyright: xMikelxBilbaox/xVWPicsx MBG-24-07-006
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MADAGASCAR, NEAR MANTASOA, FARMERS BURNING LAND
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Liberia recovers from decades of civil war.
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Hot lava approaches a sign ";not our cattle";.. Hot lava approaches a sign "not our cattle".. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials
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Farmer burning waste Douz. Tunisia.
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ESU St. Louis - Chevron Empire Burn - 26-HK-322-6. Hurricane Katrina
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Begining of a fire, smoke in the fields of Spain
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En la gráfica se describen los posibles gastos que cubren la subvención para asistencia en manejo de incendios. Esta grafica fue traducida del original en inglés: Fire Management Assistance Grants” (FMAGs).. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials