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.
Satellite california fires smoke map.
In severe cases inhaling smoke from fires can lead to death.
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.
This map contains four different types of data.
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.
To view the most complete information about a specific potential fire select all satellite data available.
Smoke can contain many.
The data is provided by calfire.
Nasa said on its website.
Nasa satellite images map spread of 2020 wildfires from space.
The historic fires have had air quality.
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.
Fire origins mark the fire fighter s best guess of where the fire started.
Fire and smoke fire data is updated hourly based upon input from incident intelligence sources gps data infrared ir imagery from fixed wing and satellite platforms.
Each satellite has unique detection and data refresh capabilities.
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.
To the north a mid latitude cyclone spins over the gulf of alaska while hurricane genevieve continues its path toward baja california.
How to use this map.