Wildfire Smoke Reaches the Atlantic

Fires in Quebec, Canada, are the likely source.

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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.

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Smoke from Fires in Northwest Territories, Canada

Acquired July 25, 2011, this natural-color image shows smoke from wildfires blowing eastward across Canada.

Atmosphere Fires

Smoke Over the Mid-Atlantic

A plume of smoke from wildfires burning in Canada reached the eastern United States.

Atmosphere Fires

Smoke over the Dakotas

Dust and Haze

Smoke over the Midwestern U.S. and Canada

Dust and Haze

Smoke over Davis Strait

This image from mid-June 2012 shows smoke over Davis Strait. The smoke may have originated from wildfires in Labrador.

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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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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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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.

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Smoke Blankets Moscow

Dust and Haze

Smoke over the Midwestern U.S. and Canada

Dust and Haze