Scorched Earth: Using NASA Fire Data to Monitor War Zones - bellingcat
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NASA’s Fire Information for Resource Management System, or FIRMS, is a tool that detects active fires and thermal anomalies. It has long been used to track wildfires, including the forest fires that blazed across southern Europe this past summer.
But missile launches, heavy artillery fighting and explosions also generate fires and heat that can be detected.