Title:

Western Micronesia and American Samoa wildfires (2016+) (3rd Edition)

Author(s):

Bare, Ashley M.; Dendy, Julian T.; Earl, Allyson R.; Cordell, Susan; Geringer-Frazier, Barbara L.; Uowolo, Amanda L.; Giardina, Christian P.

Publication Year:

2026

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Bare, Ashley M.; Dendy, Julian T.; Earl, Allyson R.; Cordell, Susan; Geringer-Frazier, Barbara L.; Uowolo, Amanda L.; Giardina, Christian P. 2026. Western Micronesia and American Samoa wildfires (2016+). 3rd Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2023-0012-3

Abstract:

This data publication contains vector polygon spatial data showing burn areas from wildfires in 2016-2025 on Guam, Yap State (Federated States of Micronesia-FSM), and the Saipan, Tinian, and Rota in the Commonwealth of Northern Marianas Islands-CNMI. Burn areas for additional islands Kosrae (FSM), Pohnpei (FSM), and American Samoa (US) are provided for 2025. Burn areas from wildfires in 2015 are also provided for Guam.

Keywords:

environment; society; Climate change; Fire; Inventory, Monitoring, & Analysis; wildfire; forest; savanna; remote sensing; Micronesia; CNMI; Guam; Rota; Saipan; Tinian; Yap; Pohnpei; Kosrae; American Samoa; FSM

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• Earl, Allyson R.; Geringer-Frazier, Barbara L.; Dendy, Julian T.; Giardina, Christian P.; Cordell, Susan; Uowolo, Amanda L. 2024. Western Micronesia wildfires (2016+). 2nd Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. Updated 22 January 2025. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2023-0012-2
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