Satellite View Of Wildfires In Colorado
Statewide fire ban expires but dozens of colorado counties have local restrictions in place.
Satellite view of wildfires in colorado. The locations are approximate and for. Users can subscribe to email alerts bases on their area. Fire data is available for download or can be viewed through a map interface. Nasa gov brings you the latest images videos and news from america s space agency.
See current wildfires and wildfire perimeters in colorado on the fire weather avalanche center wildfire map. Get the latest updates on nasa missions watch nasa tv live and learn about our quest to reveal the unknown and benefit all humankind. Noaa nasa the pine gulch fire burning north of grand junction is the largest of the four fires. 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.
For low cost sensor data a correction equation is also applied to mitigate bias in the sensor data. Four wildfires in colorado have collectively burned more than 125 000 acres 500 square kilometers across the state. On august 15 2020 the visible infrared imaging radiometer suite viirs on the noaa nasa suomi npp satellite captured this natural color image of smoke from the fires. Nasa lance fire information for resource management system provides near real time active fire data from modis and viirs to meet the needs of firefighters scientists and users interested in monitoring fires.
Interactive real time wildfire and forest fire map for colorado. Nasa earth observatory shared a satellite image showing the four wildfires currently burning in the state of colorado. Wildfires in colorado and the united states the map shows active and contained wildfires for 2020. 15 by nasa and the national oceanic and.
In the image which was taken on aug. This map is managed by the colorado division of homeland security and emergency management and is updated with information on fires 100 acres or larger.