These data are used to make highly accurate perimeter maps for firefighters and other emergency personnel but are generally updated only once every 12 hours.
Satellite image of california fires right now.
Striking satellite imagery shows how the fires are unfolding there are at least 35 active wildfires in oregon.
The golden state a region with long dry and sunny mediterranean.
More on the western wildfires.
This map contains four different types of data.
Explore recent images of storms wildfires property and more.
Satellite images show massive amounts of smoke engulfing the west coast of the u s.
There are two major types of current fire information.
The space agency s terra.
Recent satellite images released by nasa vividly show the impact of california s huge lightning sparked wildfires not just across the state but across the country.
And extending hundreds of miles over the pacific ocean.
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.
Fire origins mark the fire fighter s best guess of where the fire started.
The second and third largest fires in california history are now burning at the same time along with over 500 other fires.
Fire perimeter and hot spot data.
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.
See current wildfires and wildfire perimeters on the fire weather avalanche center wildfire map.
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.
The data is provided by calfire.
For low cost sensor data a correction equation is also applied to mitigate bias in the sensor data.