Smoke from Asian Fires over Canada

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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).

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Smoke over the U.S. Midwest

Acquired June 8, 2011, this natural-color image shows smoke from Arizona wildfires over the U.S. Midwest.

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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.

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Fires in Eastern Siberia

Acquired July 30, 2010, this natural-color image shows fires burning north of the Kamchatka Peninsula.

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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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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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Canadian Fires Send Smoke Over New England

A thick river of smoke flowed southeast over New England from several forest fires burning out of control in southern Quebec, Canada, on May 31, 2010.

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Smoke over the Dakotas

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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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