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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Wildfire Smoke Reaches the Atlantic

Fires in Quebec, Canada, are the likely source.

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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.

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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 Over Northern Europe and the Atlantic

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Smoke over the Dakotas

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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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Smoke over the Midwestern U.S. and Canada

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North American Smoke over Spain

Plumes from fires in Canada and the United States have crossed the Atlantic Ocean.

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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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