Here are three real photographs of wildfires from around the world. Hover over a picture to make it jump, and check the Picture Sources box at the bottom to see exactly where each photo came from!
Flames towering over a forest fire. Big wildfires can create their own weather — including spinning "fire tornadoes" and their own thunderstorms! See source ↓
The 2018 Camp Fire in California seen from a satellite. The giant plume of smoke was so huge it could easily be seen from space! See source ↓
The town of Paradise, California, months after the Camp Fire burned through it. The town has been rebuilding with fire-resistant roofs and clear spaces around houses. See source ↓
📚 Picture Sources
- Photo 1 — Flames from a forest fire. From Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0): https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Huge_fire_flames_from_forest_fire.jpg
- Photo 2 — The Camp Fire seen by NASA satellite, November 2018 (public domain). From Wikimedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2018_California_Camp_Fire_on_Nov_8_via_EOSDIS.jpg
- Photo 3 — Paradise, California after the Camp Fire, 2019. From Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0): https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Paradise_after_the_Camp_Fire,_July_2019-7433.jpg
