Satellite Pictures Of California Fires Today

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.

Satellite pictures of california fires today.

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. There are two major types of current fire information. For low cost sensor data a correction equation is also applied to mitigate bias in the sensor data. Incredible new satellite images show thick wildfire smoke moving across california and through the bay area over a two day period.

These fires already amplified by a warming. 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. Nasa gov brings you the latest images videos and news from america s space agency. This combination of satellite images shows the lnu lightning complex wildfire burning to the west of healdsburg in sonoma county california on aug.

20 2020 top and the same area seen by high. 19 a surge in carbon emissions from california was the highest in the 18 year satellite record of reliable wildfire emissions monitoring. This false color map created using data from nasa s terra satellite shows the burn area of the river and carmel fires in monterey county california on aug. Fire perimeter data are generally collected by a combination of aerial sensors and on the ground information.

Dramatic satellite images show the. Fire perimeter and hot spot data. 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.