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.

Live satellite view of california wildfires. 19 a surge in carbon emissions from california was the highest in the 18 year satellite record of reliable wildfire emissions monitoring. These fires already amplified by a warming. 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. View live satellite images for free.

21 2020 shows the dense smoke now covering much of california. Nasa s terra satellite on monday aug. Pinkmatter s farearth global observer presents a live view of landsat imagery as it is downlinked by ground stations around the world. For low cost sensor data a correction equation is also applied to mitigate bias in the sensor data.

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. Track storms hurricanes and wildfires. Fire perimeter and hot spot data. Real time data is received decoded and displayed within seconds of the satellite imaging an area.

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. 5 of 9 satellite image 2020. Each satellite has unique detection and data refresh capabilities. 22 2020 captured a view that showed a pall of wildfire smoke covering most of california.

Fire perimeter data are generally collected by a combination of aerial sensors and on the ground information. A natural color image of the czu lightening complex fires near santa cruz california taken on aug. 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.