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Satellite california fires smoke map.
This map contains four different types of data.
Nasa said on its website.
Air quality pm 2 5 information from official monitors is shown as circles air quality pm 2 5 information from temporary monitors placed by agencies during smoke events is show as triangles air quality pm 2 5 information from low cost sensors is shown as squares large fire incidents as fire icons satellite fire detections as small glowing points and smoke plume.
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.
Fire and smoke fire data is updated hourly based upon input from incident intelligence sources gps data infrared ir imagery from fixed wing and satellite platforms.
11 counties change colors on ca reopening map.
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.
How to use this map.
Nasa satellite images map spread of 2020 wildfires from space.
Smoke can contain many.
As the southwestern united states endures a record heat wave the.
The data is provided by calfire.
In severe cases inhaling smoke from fires can lead to death.
Smoke from the west coast s ferocious firestorms continued to cause pollution problems in california and was expected to waft into europe this week.
Fire origins mark the fire fighter s best guess of where the fire started.
Incredible new satellite images show thick wildfire smoke moving across california and through the bay area over a two day period.
Nasa satellites track california wildfire s smoke plumes and burn scars from space by elizabeth howell a month ago this false color map created using data from nasa s terra satellite shows the.
To the north a mid latitude cyclone spins over the gulf of alaska while hurricane genevieve continues its path toward baja california.