Satellite Image Smoke Across Us
A true color image of the united states appears on the top image.
Satellite image smoke across us. 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. Goes 17 is operated by the national oceanic and atmospheric administration noaa. Dramatic satellite images show the. By a satellite photo taken saturday shows a pall of smoke from wildfires ravaging the west coast stretching across the united states as far as michigan.
22 2020 captured a view that showed a pall of wildfire smoke covering most of. The suomi npp satellite is run by nasa and the national oceanic. Huge stretches of the us are filled with smoke primarily from western wildfires. Obscuring the surface is a blanket of smoke from california to arkansas with a haze present over the east coast as.
Conus full disk northern rockies upper mississippi valley great lakes northeast southern rockies southern plains southern mississippi valley southeast u s. In the morning of august 20 2020 in california the geostationary operational environmental satellite 17 captured a natural color image of the smoke above. See current wildfires and wildfire perimeters on the fire weather avalanche center wildfire map. East coast canada northern atlantic ocean caribbean gulf of mexico puerto rico tropical atlantic ocean eastern pacific ocean mexico central america south america north south america south.
Nasa satellite images show impact of california wildfire smoke across us nasa s terra satellite on monday aug. The visible infrared imaging radiometer suite viirs on the suomi npp satellite acquired this image top on august 15 2018. Smoke is seen hovering over much of western north america and central canada. Nasa helps develop and launch the goes series of satellites.
Smoke plume locations are based on information from the noaa hazard mapping system based on polygons drawn around smoke detected in satellite imagery. These images show just how far across north america winds have carried the thick plumes of smoke. Interactive real time wildfire map for the united states including california oregon washington idaho arizona and others. A nasa satellite view shows just how severe it is.
On september 7 2020 noaa nasa s suomi npp satellite provided two different views of how fires are affecting the u s.