Wildfire Smoke Satellite Images

Another set of images show the vast amounts of smoke being pumped out by the creek fire which has now burned more than 73 000 acres and is zero percent contained as well as a large.
Wildfire smoke satellite images. Get the latest updates on nasa missions watch nasa tv live and learn about our quest to reveal the unknown and benefit all humankind. As the southwestern united states endures a record heat wave the. Initially it was pulled over the ocean by offshore flow. 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.
Dramatic satellite images show the smoke has wafted more than 2 000 miles stretching as far east as michigan. Satellite images show smoke from the west coast wildfires being carried out to sea and sucked into a cyclone more than 1 000 miles offshore. 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. Nasa gov brings you the latest images videos and news from america s space agency.
The fire and smoke map shows fine particulate 2 5 micron pm 2 5 pollution data obtained from air quality monitors and sensors information is shown on both the epa s air quality index scale using the nowcast aqi algorithm and also as hourly pm 2 5 concentration values. The modis instrument on nasa s terra satellite captured this image of smoke from california wildfires blowing westward over the pacific ocean on sept. The stunning images from nasa showed that instead of bei. For low cost sensor data a correction equation is also applied to mitigate bias in the sensor data.
To the north a mid latitude cyclone spins over the gulf of alaska while hurricane genevieve continues its path toward baja california. It was then caught up by westerly winds and pushed back.