Wildfire Smoke California Wildfires Satellite Images 2020

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Wildfire smoke california wildfires satellite images 2020.

8 2020 the goeswest focused in on the oregonfires and. These landscapes exist within a changing fire. As the southwestern united states endures a record heat wave the. Wildfires across california oregon and washington have killed at least 35 people scorched over 4 million acres and sent thick smoke and ash into the skies.

An image from nasa s suomi npp satellite on monday aug. 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. To the north a mid latitude cyclone spins over the gulf of alaska while hurricane genevieve continues its path toward baja california. The recent satellite and aerial imagery below show california blanketed in dense smoke as flames ignite mountain chaparral and desert regions.

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. 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. Dramatic satellite images show the. A stunning 3 1 million acres have burned this year in california noaa nasa s suomi npp satellite captured these series of images made into an animated gif showing the winds changing.

For low cost sensor data a correction equation is also applied to mitigate bias in the sensor data. 22 2020 shows yellow and red areas indicating heavy levels of aerosols from california wildfire smoke extending all the way to.