Satellite View Of Smoke From California Fires

September 14 2020 9 05 am cbs news 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 view of smoke from california 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. In the image shown below smoke. Nasathis nasa satellite image shows smoke from several fires depicted by the red dots burning in california. An aerial view of dodger stadium and the downtown los angeles skyline at sunset is obscured by smoke ash and smog on sept.

The smoke trail stretches southwest off the. The second and third largest fires in california history. Smoke from the fires can be seen in nasa satellite images taken on wednesday. The image from the aqua satellite was captured on july 30 2018.

San francisco kgo we are getting a new perspective of the wildfires raging around the region and the visible impact to the bay area. The space agency s terra satellite on monday captured a view posted in a blog on nasa s website that showed a pall of wildfire smoke covering most of california. The historic fires have had air quality. This image from nasa s terra modis moderate resolution imaging spectroradiometer satellite shows a view of california from redding in the north to los angeles in the south with thick smoke.

Smoke from the west coast s ferocious firestorms continued to cause pollution problems in california and was expected to waft into europe this week. It appears much of the smoke is being sucked out into the pacific ocean. Recent satellite and aerial imagery reveal california blanketed in dense smoke as fires ignite mountains chaparral and desert regions.