Satellite sensors track aerosols from the U.S. West Coast to the Great Lakes in mid-August 2012.
Published Aug 19, 2012
Though fires across Russia appeared to be less intense than previously, these photo-like images show thick smoke rising from two regions in western Russia on August 15, 2010.
Published Aug 16, 2010
The aerosol index offers a way to see the long reach of forest fires and dust storms.
Published Jul 29, 2014
Fires in the Far East of Russia produced large amounts of smoke on June 28, 2012.
Published Jun 29, 2012
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
As fires continue to rage in southern and eastern Australia, the smoke has risen high and far across the atmosphere.
Published Nov 20, 2019Image of the Day Atmosphere Heat Land Drought Fires Remote Sensing
Thick smoke covers much of western Russia in this true-color satellite image from August 9, 2010.
Published Aug 9, 2010
Gray-brown smoke stretches across a broad swath of western Canada in this true-color image from July 13, 2010.
Published Jul 15, 2010
Several wildfires burn in southeastern Montana in this image from August 24, 2011.
Published Aug 26, 2011
Dense plumes darkened the skies over the Northwest Territories in August.
Published Aug 17, 2017
Intense fires have been raging in far eastern Russia, spreading aerosols as far as North America.
Published May 18, 2018
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).
Published Aug 5, 2010
More than 148,900 fire detections are in this image of Brazil and Bolivia from August 23, 2010.
Published Aug 26, 2010
