The height of a wildfire's smoke plume is key to understanding how far it will blow.
Published Jun 6, 2012
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
Wildfires in southern Siberia lofted smoke high into the troposphere.
Published Apr 23, 2015
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
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
Wildfire smoke contains dark sooty particles that can “burn off” clouds.
Published Aug 8, 2013
A satellite sensor is helping scientists understand where smoke is headed and what it means for those breathing it.
Published Mar 14, 2019
Researchers fly to the heart of a thunderstorm to find out what happens when a storm lofts surface pollutants high into the atmosphere.
Published May 26, 2012
Satellite observations suggest fires in Quebec sent smoke billowing across the Atlantic; but pinpointing the source can pose a scientific challenge.
Published Jul 2, 2013
Satellites observed a long plume that stretched across the continent from the East Siberian Sea to the Sea of Okhotsk.
Published Aug 15, 2014
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
Hundreds of fires are burning in the Canadian province.
Published Aug 14, 2018
Fires are burning so fiercely that they are lofting smoke to unusual heights.
Published Jan 9, 2020Image of the Day Atmosphere Heat Drought Fires Remote Sensing
Smoke from wildfires burning across the western United States and Canada drifted all the way to Europe.
Published Sep 15, 2017
In certain environments, dark particles in smoke from fires can inhibit cloud formation and limit rainfall.
Published Sep 24, 2015
Scientists use a satellite called CALIPSO to study smoke plumes.
Published Jan 18, 2016
