A new experimental model that relies on data from NOAA and NASA satellites has proven remarkably good at simulating the behavior of wildfire smoke.
Published Nov 6, 2018
A satellite sensor is helping scientists understand where smoke is headed and what it means for those breathing it.
Published Mar 14, 2019
Sunday, December 11, 2005, was a day without sun for many Londoners. At about 6 a.m. local time, an explosion rocked a fuel depot in Hertfordshire, approximately 40 kilometers (25 miles) north of London. The ensuing oil fire sent thick clouds of sun-blocking black smoke billowing over London and South England.
Published Dec 13, 2005
The height of a wildfire's smoke plume is key to understanding how far it will blow.
Published Jun 6, 2012
Satellites observed a long plume that stretched across the continent from the East Siberian Sea to the Sea of Okhotsk.
Published Aug 15, 2014
Smoke from wildfires burning across the western United States and Canada drifted all the way to Europe.
Published Sep 15, 2017
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.
Published Jun 28, 2013
Wildfires in southern Siberia lofted smoke high into the troposphere.
Published Apr 23, 2015
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.
Published Jul 30, 2014
Acquired in mid-June 2011, this natural-color image shows smoke from fires in Florida and Georgia blowing over the Atlantic Ocean.
Published Jun 16, 2011
Acquired June 5, 2011, this natural-color image shows thick smoke from Arizona traveling northward through Colorado.
Published Jun 6, 2011
Dense plumes darkened the skies over the Northwest Territories in August.
Published Aug 17, 2017
This image and animation, taken on June 7, provide nine perspectives on the Wallow Fire in eastern Arizona.
Published Jun 10, 2011
Scientists use a satellite called CALIPSO to study smoke plumes.
Published Jan 18, 2016
