Smoke Blankets British Columbia

Thick smoke from lightning-sparked fires nearly blotted out sunlight in early July 2015.

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Smoke Blankets British Columbia

Hundreds of fires are burning in the Canadian province.

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Fires in British Columbia, Canada

Plumes of smoke from forest fires in British Columbia stretch across much of Canada in this true-color image from August 19, 2010.

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Fires in British Columbia, Canada

Acquired August 13, 2010, this natural-color image shows multiple fire clusters burning near the Coast Mountains of British Columbia.

Atmosphere Land Fires

Smoke over Western Russia

A ribbon of smoke connects two clusters of intense fires in central Russia in this photo-like image from August 12, 2010.

Atmosphere Land Dust and Haze

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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Smoke from Fires in Canada

Gray-brown smoke drifts north over the Canadian Arctic and the Beaufort Sea in this true-color image from June 28, 2010.

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Fires and Smoke in Russia

This photo-like image from August 4, 2010, shows intense fires burning across central Russia and a thick plume of smoke stretching about 3,000 kilometers (1,860 miles).

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Smoke over the Dakotas

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Smoke over Western Russia

This true-color image from August 2, 2010, shows thick smoke spanning about 1,700 kilometers (1,000 miles) of western Russia. The smoke comes from hundreds of fires burning in bogs and forests.

Atmosphere Land Dust and Haze

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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Thick Smoke over Wyoming

Acquired August 14, 2012, this image shows thick smoke plumes spanning Wyoming. Wildfire smoke from outside Wyoming collected over the state.

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