Siberian Smoke on the Move

Wildfires in southern Siberia lofted smoke high into the troposphere.

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A Vertical View of Wildfire Smoke as it Heads to Sea

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.

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Which Way Will the Smoke Go?

A new experimental model that relies on data from NOAA and NASA satellites has proven remarkably good at simulating the behavior of wildfire smoke.

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Whitewater-Baldy Fire in New Mexico

The height of a wildfire's smoke plume is key to understanding how far it will blow.

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Seeing through Sakha’s Smoke

With dozens of wildfires burning in a part of Russia best known for its frigid winters, the CALIPSO satellite offered this view through the clouds and smoke.

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How the Smoke Rises

A satellite sensor is helping scientists understand where smoke is headed and what it means for those breathing it.

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At the Intersection of Clouds and Smoke

Wildfire smoke contains dark sooty particles that can “burn off” clouds.

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Explosive Fire Activity in Australia

Fires are burning so fiercely that they are lofting smoke to unusual heights.

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Wildfires Smoke Crosses the Atlantic

Satellite observations suggest fires in Quebec sent smoke billowing across the Atlantic; but pinpointing the source can pose a scientific challenge.

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North American Smoke over Spain

Plumes from fires in Canada and the United States have crossed the Atlantic Ocean.

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An American Aerosol in Paris

Smoke from wildfires burning across the western United States and Canada drifted all the way to Europe.

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Smoke Signals from the Alaska and Yukon Fires

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Long Smoke Stream over Siberia

Satellites observed a long plume that stretched across the continent from the East Siberian Sea to the Sea of Okhotsk.

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Smoke over Davis Strait

This image from mid-June 2012 shows smoke over Davis Strait. The smoke may have originated from wildfires in Labrador.

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Smoke over Hudson Bay

Thick smoke choked the skies over Manitoba, Ontario, and Hudson Bay on Tuesday, July 24, 2007. Thick swaths of smoke hundreds of kilometers across stretch eastward over Canada’s land and water. The smoke can be distinguished from the nearby clouds by the difference in color. Whereas clouds are bright white, the smoke is dingy gray.

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Smoke Goes Around the World

Wildfires in Alaska and Canada send smoke plumes wafting in opposite directions around the Northern Hemisphere.

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Smoke from Eastern Russia

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