Tens of thousands of acres in the Frank Church–River of No Return Wilderness have burned during the 2013 wildfire season.
Published Aug 23, 2013
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
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
A ribbon of smoke connects two clusters of intense fires in central Russia in this photo-like image from August 12, 2010.
Published Aug 12, 2010
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.
Published Jul 27, 2007
The height of a wildfire's smoke plume is key to understanding how far it will blow.
Published Jun 6, 2012
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
Thick smoke covers much of western Russia in this true-color satellite image from August 9, 2010.
Published Aug 9, 2010
