Thanks to Epic Snowpack, California Wildfires Off to Slowest Start in 25 Years Summer is in full swing with temperatures scorching much of the United States the past few weeks and the higher temps bring worries about wildfires. This has been especially true in states like California which have been devastated in the past by wildfires. California has seen wildfires burn millions of acres, destroy homes and businesses, and take lives throughout the dry […] Fire Gregg Frantz | August 2, 2023 0 Comments
Swiss Army Extends Monitoring of Valais Forest Fire to August 8, 2023 The Swiss Army has extended its commitment to help with the forest fire near the Aletsch glacier in the Swiss canton of Valais/Wallis to August 8, 2023. A forest fire had broken out on Monday, July 17, 2023, near the municipality of Bitsch, and summer winds fanned the fire up the entire mountain and into the neighboring region Riederalp, destroying […] Fire Julia Schneemann | August 2, 2023 0 Comments
NASA: Fires Rage in British Columbia, Canada In July 2023, a combination of unusual heat, dry lightning, and drought fueled major outbreaks of fire in Canada. According to the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Center(CIFFC), nearly 600 out-of-control fires burned throughout the country on July 13, with about half of these raging in British Columbia or Alberta. Related: NASA: Smoke From Canadian Wildfires Reaches Europe The Moderate Resolution […] Fire Firebrains | July 14, 2023 0 Comments
Arsonist Burns Charleston Residence at Lake Louise Ski Resort, Alberta The Charleston Residence, an employee housing complex at Lake Louise Ski Resort also known as “Chuck Town” burned to the ground on July 3rd, leaving 165 tenants without a home. The fire started in the afternoon and quickly spread throughout the building, which eventually collapsed in on itself as it was reduced to rubble. Many of the 165 residents of […] Industry News Tate Sundberg | July 7, 2023 1 Comment
NASA: Smoke From Canadian Wildfires Reaches Europe Smoke from wildland fires, which have been burning in the Canadian province of Quebec for weeks, has crossed the Atlantic Ocean and darkened skies in southwestern Europe. Related: NASA: Smoke From Canadian Wildfires Chokes Northeastern US The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Terra satellite acquired this image in the morning (11:10 Universal Time) on June 26, 2023. At […] Fire Firebrains | June 27, 2023 0 Comments
NASA: Smoke Blankets the Upper Midwest Smoke from intense wildland fires in Canada billowed over the upper Midwest in June 2023, causing hazy skies and hazardous air quality in Canada and across several U.S. states. Related: NASA: Smoke From Canadian Wildfires Chokes Northeastern US The image above—acquired by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Aqua satellite—shows smoke drifting across Minnesota, Wisconsin, and North and […] Fire Firebrains | June 16, 2023 0 Comments
NASA: Smoke From Canadian Wildfires Chokes Northeastern US Wildfire smoke from Canada has passed over the northeastern U.S. multiple times each summer in recent years, but it often goes unnoticed because it is relatively high in the atmosphere. That was not the case in June 2023. In the first week of the month, large amounts of smoke from fires in Quebec poured south into the eastern U.S. and […] Fire Firebrains | June 8, 2023 0 Comments
NASA: A Smoky May for North America For remote sensing scientists who track the movement of smoke plumes, May 2023 has been a wild, memorable month due to extreme fire activity in northwestern Canada. Related: NASA: Smoke Fills North American Skies Early spring always brings elevated fire risk to Alberta, Saskatchewan, and the northeastern edge of British Columbia—naturally dry areas that lie in the rain shadow of […] Fire Firebrains | May 29, 2023 0 Comments
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