Wildfire smoke contains dark sooty particles that can “burn off” clouds.
Image of the Day Atmosphere Fires
As satellites observed, an intense wildfire in Quebec, Canada, lofted smoke high into the atmosphere in June 2013. Winds then drove the smoke across the Atlantic Ocean all the way to Europe.
Fires in Quebec, Canada, are the likely source.
Fires
Plumes from fires in Canada and the United States have crossed the Atlantic Ocean.
Atmosphere Fires
Wildfire was burning just west of Hudson Bay on June 26, 2013.
Atmosphere Heat Land Fires
On June 19, 2013, the NASA’s Aqua satellite captured this image of a large wildfire burning in western Quebec.
Land Fires