Wildfire Smoke Reaches North Pole For First Time in Recorded History A vast, thick, and acrid blanket of smoke emitted from hundreds of forest fires covered most of Russia on August 6, 2021. Related: Why the Smoke Pollution From the West is the Worst It’s Been in 10-Years This true-color image, which was acquired by Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on board NASA’s Aqua satellite on August 6, was created using […] Fire Firebrains | August 11, 2021 0 Comments
Satellite Images of Wildfire Smoke in Northern California: 2020 vs. 2021 Here’s a snapshot of how this wildfire season in Northern California is going compared to last year’s. On August 3 last year, Northern California enjoyed relatively smoke-free skies. But on August 3 this year, plenty of smoke from area wildfires was seen on visible satellite imagery. Check out the latest air quality & smoke coverage at fire.airnow.gov Related: NASA Images: […] Fire Firebrains | August 5, 2021 0 Comments
NASA Images: A Summer of Fire-Breathing Smoke Storms A Summer of Fire-Breathing Smoke Storms first appeared on NASA Earth Observatory and was written by Adam Voiland. In 2000, atmospheric scientists from the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) first reported that smoke plumes from intense wildfires could spawn towering thunderstorms that channeled smoke as high or higher than the cruising altitude of jets. These pyrocumulonimbus, or pyroCb, events wowed scientists […] Fire Firebrains | July 30, 2021 1 Comment
83 Large Wildfires Have Burned 1,366,587 Acres Across Western US Wildfire activity continues in 13 states where 83 large wildfires have burned 1,366,587 acres, reports the National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC). Almost 22,000 wildland firefighters and support personnel are assigned to incidents. To date, 36,172 wildfires have burned 2,697,108 acres in the United States. Related: Brain Post: Burn Scars – How Wildfires Can Cause Dangerous Flash Flooding The National Preparedness Level remains […] Fire Firebrains | July 20, 2021 1 Comment
New Study Links Wildfire Smoke and COVID-19 A new study led by the Desert Research Institute in Reno, NV, has linked wildfire smoke exposure to an increased susceptibility to COVID-19. The study was published last week in the Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology. Wildfire smoke is known to be hazardous to our health. It carries a mix of gases and particles, the most harmful of which […] Brains Hannah | July 20, 2021 0 Comments
Smoke Can Be Seen From Space From 220+ Wildfires Burning Across the PNW The extraordinary heatwave that scorched the Pacific Northwest in June 2021 has diminished, but substantial fires continued to burn across the region in July. Exacerbated by extreme heat and wind, more than 40 fires started burning across British Columbia in late June. By July 8, that number climbed to more than 200 active fires across the Canadian province, of which […] Fire Firebrains | July 12, 2021 0 Comments
NASA: More Than 40 Wildfires are Blazing Across British Columbia So far in 2021, British Columbia has already seen dangerous wildfires and heat. More than 40 wildfires were burning across the Canadian province by the end of June 2021, including a cluster of substantial blazes located about 200 kilometers northeast of Vancouver. Related: Death Toll Rises In Pacific Northwest Heatwave The Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) on the NOAA-20 […] Fire Firebrains | July 2, 2021 0 Comments
Death Toll Rises In Pacific Northwest Heatwave Since Monday, an unprecedented heatwave has torched regions across the northwestern United States and western Canada. The prolonged “heat dome” has been linked to hundreds of deaths and numerous wildfire breakouts. Earlier this week, Environment Canada issued a weather warning about the upcoming heatwave. “This record-breaking heat event will increase the potential for heat-related illnesses and increase the risk of […] Hannah | July 2, 2021 0 Comments
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