Wildfires are burning across a region struck by extremely hot, dry conditions.
Published Aug 4, 2017
This color-coded map shows relative aerosol concentrations over the continental United States on July 4, 2012.
Published Jul 5, 2012
Thick smoke darkened skies over Lake Koocanusa in northern Montana.
Published Sep 5, 2017
Researchers believe recent fire seasons give a taste of the more active wildfires of the future. Such fires are likely to increase air pollution, even as emissions from industry and motor vehicles have fallen in recent decades.
Published Aug 23, 2016
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
California’s Carr Fire was one of 98 large, active fires delivering smoke across the United States in late July.
Published Jul 31, 2018
Smoke from wildfires burning across the western United States and Canada drifted all the way to Europe.
Published Sep 15, 2017
Acquired June 8, 2011, this natural-color image shows smoke from Arizona wildfires over the U.S. Midwest.
Published Jun 9, 2011
Satellite sensors track aerosols from the U.S. West Coast to the Great Lakes in mid-August 2012.
Published Aug 19, 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
An unusually thick plume of smoke from wildfires in Alberta, Canada, wafted across U.S. Midwest and eastern states.
Published Jun 11, 2015
Smoke from the Rim Fire brought unhealthy air to Yosemite National Park and the San Joaquin Valley over the Labor Day Weekend.
Published Sep 3, 2013
Smoke from fires in Canada streamed into the United States.
Published Jul 1, 2015
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
