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Whitewater-Baldy Fire in New Mexico
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Whitewater-Baldy Fire in New Mexico

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

Published Jun 6, 2012

Atmosphere Fires

Fires and Smoke in Russia
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Fires and Smoke in Russia

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

Image of the Day Atmosphere Land Dust and Haze

Smoke over Western Russia
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Smoke over Western Russia

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

Atmosphere Land Dust and Haze

A Vertical View of Wildfire Smoke as it Heads to Sea
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A Vertical View of Wildfire Smoke as it Heads to Sea

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

Image of the Day Atmosphere Fires

Siberian Smoke on the Move
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Siberian Smoke on the Move

Wildfires in southern Siberia lofted smoke high into the troposphere.

Published Apr 23, 2015

Image of the Day Atmosphere Dust and Haze

Smoke over the Dakotas
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Smoke over the Dakotas

Published Aug 17, 2007

Dust and Haze

Smoke over Western Russia
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Smoke over Western Russia

This true-color image from August 2, 2010, shows thick smoke spanning about 1,700 kilometers (1,000 miles) of western Russia. The smoke comes from hundreds of fires burning in bogs and forests.

Published Aug 2, 2010

Atmosphere Land Dust and Haze

Which Way Will the Smoke Go?
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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.

Published Nov 6, 2018

Image of the Day Atmosphere Fires Remote Sensing

Smoke over Western Russia
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Smoke over Western Russia

Thick smoke covers much of western Russia in this true-color satellite image from August 9, 2010.

Published Aug 9, 2010

Atmosphere Land Dust and Haze

Smoke over Hudson Bay
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Smoke over Hudson Bay

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

Image of the Day Atmosphere Dust and Haze

From Russia with Aerosols
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From Russia with Aerosols

Unusually intense fires in Russia sent smoke half-way around the world.

Published Jul 19, 2018

Image of the Day Atmosphere Land Remote Sensing

Smoke from Fires in Canada
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Smoke from Fires in Canada

Gray-brown smoke stretches across a broad swath of western Canada in this true-color image from July 13, 2010.

Published Jul 15, 2010

Atmosphere Dust and Haze