New satellite images show the smoke from wildfires that s drifted 600 miles into the pacific ocean and made california s air quality plummet to very unhealthy and hazardous levels.
Fire smoke satellite images.
Nasa satellite images showing a wider view of oregon reveal the large number of fires currently burning across the state and the vast amounts of smoke they are producing.
The fire and smoke map shows fine particulate 2 5 micron pm 2 5 pollution data obtained from air quality monitors and sensors information is shown on both the epa s air quality index scale using the nowcast aqi algorithm and also as hourly pm 2 5 concentration values.
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Satellite images taken of the historic wildfires in the west show the shocking amount of smoke and other pollutants affecting areas beyond where the fires are furiously burning.