Live Satellite View Of California Wildfires

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Live satellite view of california wildfires.

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. Using the map below you can view potential fire detection data provided by these six satellites as they monitor the state of california from space. Real time data is received decoded and displayed within seconds of the satellite imaging an area. These fires already amplified by a warming.

Track storms hurricanes and wildfires. Nasa nasa s terra satellite captured the huge swath of smoke that has been generated by the california wildfires and dispersed by the winds surrounding those fires on august 20 2020. Fire perimeter data are generally collected by a combination of aerial sensors and on the ground information. Nasa s terra satellite on monday aug.

To view the most complete information about a specific potential fire select all satellite data available. A natural color image of the czu lightening complex fires near santa cruz california taken on aug. View live satellite images for free. There are two major types of current fire information.

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. 19 a surge in carbon emissions from california was the highest in the 18 year satellite record of reliable wildfire emissions monitoring. 21 2020 shows the dense smoke now covering much of california. For low cost sensor data a correction equation is also applied to mitigate bias in the sensor data.

Zoom into recent high resolution maps of property. Fire perimeter and hot spot data. 22 2020 captured a view that showed a pall of wildfire smoke covering most of california.