Wildfire Smoke Current Satellite View Of California Fires

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Wildfire smoke current satellite view of california fires. Hot spots are updated between 5 a m. The fire and smoke map displays information on ground level air quality monitors recording fine particulates pm 2 5 from smoke and other sources as well as information on fires smoke plume locations and special statements about smoke issued by various sources. New satellite images show the smoke from wildfires that s drifted 600 miles into the pacific ocean and made california s air quality plummet to very unhealthy and hazardous levels. Noaa s hazard mapping system fire and smoke product hms is based on locations of fires and significant smoke plumes detected by meteorological satellites.
They show the smoke drifting from oregon heading south into california and through the san francisco bay area over a two day period starting on sept. The video below shows a satellite image loop revealing the rapid expansion of several large new fires that broke out across california over the weekend including the creek fire in fresno county. This map is designed to. Zoom earth shows live weather satellite images updated in near real time and the best high resolution aerial views of the earth in a fast zoomable map.
Largest wildfires 1 august complex 3 scu lightning complex 4 lnu lightning complex 5 north complex and 6 creek fire. Each satellite has unique detection and data refresh capabilities. 19 2020 noaa s goes west satellite captured the above geocolor image loop of massive wildfire smoke plumes billowing from california and areas of the rocky mountains. The noaa also shared thursday s view of.
To view the most complete information about a specific potential fire select all satellite data available. Top 20 wildfire records 5 of the top 20 largest wildfires in california history have occurred in 2020. This nasa earth observatory photo shows on aug. Using the map below you can view potential fire detection data provided by these six satellites as they monitor the state of california from space.
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