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NOAA satellites have been monitoring wildfires across Canada

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and tracking the smoke from the fires.

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Numerous fires flared up last week causing widespread evacuations in

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three provinces. Manitoba alone had about 17,000 residents evacuated.

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The wildfires spread rapidly due to hot and dry conditions.

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Smoke from these wildfires has been wafting southward, affecting

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air quality across much of the northern, central, and eastern U.S.

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By early June, air quality reached “unhealthy” levels in parts of the

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Upper Midwest, including North Dakota, Minnesota, 
South Dakota, Montana, and Michigan.

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Minnesota later worsened to “very unhealthy,” while parts of the

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East Coast experienced moderate conditions.

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GOES East and GOES West tracked the smoke as it spread across

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North America in near real-time.

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GOES West also detected the formation of pyrocumulonimbus clouds

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over fires burning in Alberta, Canada.

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These thunderstorms can form above wildfires

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due to intense heat and rising smoke.

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JPSS satellites collected data to help determine the height of the smoke plume, the amount of smoke it produced,

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and the direction the plume was headed.

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JPSS can also help identify hotspots from wildfires
 and measure their intensity.

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GOES and JPSS data are used in the HRRR Smoke model, which can

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forecast the movement of smoke
and alert communities to poor air quality.

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Together, NOAA satellites provide critical information to detect fires,

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monitor their movement and track smoke.

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NOAA satellites will continue to watch for new blazes 
that spark throughout the summer.

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Earth From Orbit: 
NOAA Satellites Monitor Canadian Wildfires and Smoke

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