Satellite Image Of Smoke Over Usa

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.

Satellite image of smoke over usa.

Use this web map to zoom in on real time weather patterns developing around the world. Take control of your data. By sean martin published. 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.

One image tweeted by the national weather service weather prediction center shows a massive swath of smoke moving across the united states here is a visible satellite image valid at 2pm pdt. The smoke which is coming from wildfires burning in the western united states has prompted air quality advisories in many areas. The smoke has slowly spread across southwestern b c the images show. Smoke from the wildfires of the west coast of the us has reached as far as europe according to satellite monitoring services from the eu.

2020 by the modis instrument on nasa s terra satellite. In satellite images taken by noaa on thursday and friday enormous amounts of smoke created by the fires can be seen extending and spiraling hundreds of miles out over the pacific ocean. 14 36 wed sep 16 2020. We recognize our responsibility to use data and technology for good.

The smoke is bad over terra. Satellite imagery from nasa shows how the smoke is flowing up the pacific coast and impacting b c s valleys. The smoke wafting from the wildfires raging across the western united states is a. 8 2020 the goeswest focused in on the oregonfires and.

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