Wildland fires pose significant threats to ecosystems, property, and human lives. Leveraging NASA’s satellite data, advanced models, visualization capacity and computing power, we analyze fire events, monitor how weather conditions impact fires and how regional air quality affects communities. This analysis of the July 2025 Arizona Dragon Bravo wildfire at the the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park is part of our 2025 Year in Review series, where we look back at several major fire events from 2025.
This analysis follows a similar format to our Daily Visualizations of the Largest Wildfires in the United States , but for this 2025 Year in Review series, we targeted specific wildfires for a specific duration. We examine each wildfire through five data-driven visualization assets:
Fire Information (format: still image)Progression of Fire (format: movie, duration: 30secs)GEOS Black Carbon (format: movie, duration: 30secs)GEOS Fire Monitor: Regional Air Quality (format: movie, duration: 30secs)GEOS Fire Monitor: Regional Weather (format: movie, duration: 30secs)
These visualizations reveal the complex dynamics of wildfire behavior and demonstrate how advanced Earth observation technology helps us understand both immediate threats and long-term environmental impacts. The July 2025 Dragon Bravo megafire at the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona, ignited by a lightning strike, exemplifies the critical need for comprehensive wildfire monitoring and analysis.
The visualization assets available in this webpage are designed to be modular and serve multiple purposes. They work together as a comprehensive display on Hyperwall systems (32:9 aspect ratio, 7680×2160 resolution) at Earth Information Center (earth.gov) exhibits, as shown above, or as smaller collections, or each visual asset can be used independently. All assets are freely and openly available for public use, allowing for flexible implementation across different platforms, display sizes and production needs.