NASA 報告本季野火災害創下歷史新高
NASA Reports Record High Wildfire Damage This Season
Updated at: July 9, 2026 at 09:01 AM
2026年的野火季節在美國以極端嚴峻的態勢開端，NASA報告指出，目前的燒毀面積比過去10年的平均值高出46%。
The 2026 wildfire season is off to an intense start in the United States, with NASA reporting that burned acreage is currently 46% higher than the 10-year average.
這股激增主要歸因於冬季積雪量創下歷史新低，加上夏季開端異常炎熱乾燥，導致森林與草地極易引燃。
This surge is largely driven by a winter with record-low snowpack and an unusually hot, dry start to summer, which has left forests and grasslands highly vulnerable to ignition.
大盆地與洛磯山脈受創尤深，其中猶他州遭遇了嚴重的破壞。
The Great Basin and Rocky Mountains have been hit particularly hard, with Utah experiencing significant devastation.
NASA持續利用Landsat 8與9號衛星，以及可見光紅外線成像輻射儀（VIIRS）等衛星技術，近乎即時地監控這些災難。
NASA continues to monitor these disasters in near real-time using satellite technology like Landsat 8 and 9, and the VIIRS instruments.
FIRMS與Worldview等工具對於追蹤火勢行為及評估損害至關重要，幫助官員管理森林健康，因為夜間氣溫的升高使火勢能比以往燒得更久、更猛烈。
Tools such as FIRMS and Worldview are essential for tracking fire behavior and assessing damage, helping officials manage forest health as warmer nighttime temperatures allow blazes to burn longer and more aggressively than ever before.
