Whitewater-Baldy Fire in New Mexico

The height of a wildfire's smoke plume is key to understanding how far it will blow.

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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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Siberian Smoke on the Move

Wildfires in southern Siberia lofted smoke high into the troposphere.

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Wildfires Smoke Crosses the Atlantic

Satellite observations suggest fires in Quebec sent smoke billowing across the Atlantic; but pinpointing the source can pose a scientific challenge.

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Which Way Will the Smoke Go?

A new experimental model that relies on data from NOAA and NASA satellites has proven remarkably good at simulating the behavior of wildfire smoke.

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Smoke Over the Mid-Atlantic

A plume of smoke from wildfires burning in Canada reached the eastern United States.

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Wildfire Smoke over the Atlantic Ocean

Acquired September 19, 2012, this natural-color image shows smoke from wildfires in the western United States over the Atlantic Ocean.

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Wildfire Smoke Reaches the Atlantic

Fires in Quebec, Canada, are the likely source.

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North American Smoke over Spain

Plumes from fires in Canada and the United States have crossed the Atlantic Ocean.

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An American Aerosol in Paris

Smoke from wildfires burning across the western United States and Canada drifted all the way to Europe.

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How the Smoke Rises

A satellite sensor is helping scientists understand where smoke is headed and what it means for those breathing it.

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Petrol Depot Fire in the United Kingdom

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.

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Long Smoke Stream over Siberia

Satellites observed a long plume that stretched across the continent from the East Siberian Sea to the Sea of Okhotsk.

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Smoke from Fires in Northwest Territories, Canada

Acquired July 25, 2011, this natural-color image shows smoke from wildfires blowing eastward across Canada.

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Smoke over Davis Strait

This image from mid-June 2012 shows smoke over Davis Strait. The smoke may have originated from wildfires in Labrador.

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Canadian Fires Send Smoke Over the U.S.

An unusually thick plume of smoke from wildfires in Alberta, Canada, wafted across U.S. Midwest and eastern states.

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Vertical Profile of the Smoke off California

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