Satellite Image Of California Fires Right Now

Satellite images show massive amounts of smoke engulfing the west coast of the u s.

Satellite image of california fires right now.

Striking satellite imagery shows how the fires are unfolding there are at least 35 active wildfires in oregon. 24 active large fires are burning in california 14. There are two major types of current fire information. See current wildfires and wildfire perimeters on the fire weather avalanche center wildfire map.

Explore recent images of storms wildfires property and more. This map contains four different types of data. 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. Interactive real time wildfire map for the united states including california oregon washington idaho arizona and others.

Fire origins mark the fire fighter s best guess of where the fire started. Fire perimeter and hot spot data. And extending hundreds of miles over the pacific ocean. The data is provided by calfire.

The second and third largest fires in california history are now burning at the same time along with over 500 other fires. These data are used to make highly accurate perimeter maps for firefighters and other emergency personnel but are generally updated only once every 12 hours. The video below shows a satellite image loop revealing the rapid expansion of several large new fires that broke out across california over the weekend including the creek fire in fresno county. Fire perimeter data are generally collected by a combination of aerial sensors and on the ground information.

More on the western wildfires. For low cost sensor data a correction equation is also applied to mitigate bias in the sensor data. The golden state a region with long dry and sunny mediterranean.