Satellite California Fires Smoke Map

The historic fires have had air quality.

Satellite california fires smoke map.

To view the most complete information about a specific potential fire select all satellite data available. This map contains four different types of data. Using the map below you can view potential fire detection data provided by these six satellites as they monitor the state of california from space. Nasa said on its website.

Smoke can contain many. How to use this map. Fire origins mark the fire fighter s best guess of where the fire started. To the north a mid latitude cyclone spins over the gulf of alaska while hurricane genevieve continues its path toward baja california.

Nasa satellite images map spread of 2020 wildfires from space. Incredible new satellite images show thick wildfire smoke moving across california and through the bay area over a two day period. 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. The data is provided by calfire.

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. As the southwestern united states endures a record heat wave the. Smoke from the west coast s ferocious firestorms continued to cause pollution problems in california and was expected to waft into europe this week. Each satellite has unique detection and data refresh capabilities.

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. In severe cases inhaling smoke from fires can lead to death.