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
The height of a wildfire's smoke plume is key to understanding how far it will blow.
Published Jun 6, 2012
Smoke from wildfires in Siberia has arrived in the Pacific Northwest.
Published Apr 20, 2015
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
Satellites observed a long plume that stretched across the continent from the East Siberian Sea to the Sea of Okhotsk.
Published Aug 15, 2014
Smoke from wildfires burning across the western United States and Canada drifted all the way to Europe.
Published Sep 15, 2017
Dense plumes darkened the skies over the Northwest Territories in August.
Published Aug 17, 2017
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
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
