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
Military attacks sent smoke billowing from oil production facilities near Sidra.
Published Jan 8, 2016
An oil fire in As Sidr sent thick plumes of smoke drifting across the Mediterranean Sea in December 2014.
Published Dec 31, 2014
Acquired September 6, 2010, this natural-color image shows a river of smoke flowing eastward from a wildfire west of Boulder, Colorado.
Published Sep 8, 2010
The height of a wildfire's smoke plume is key to understanding how far it will blow.
Published Jun 6, 2012
Acquired June 5, 2011, this natural-color image shows thick smoke from Arizona traveling northward through Colorado.
Published Jun 6, 2011
A fire near Lake Gregory produced thick smoke on August 19, 2012.
Published Aug 21, 2012
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
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