Earth Weather Satellites Monitor Canadian Wildfires & Smoke | NOAA

Earth Weather Satellites Monitor Canadian Wildfires & Smoke | NOAA

Since mid-May, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) satellites have been closely monitoring heat signatures and thick plumes of smoke (several stretching thousands of miles) from wildfires burning across Canada. 

Driven by heat, drought, and dry conditions, more than 160 fires kicked off the country’s wildfire season, primarily in Manitoba, Ontario, and Saskatchewan. More blazes soon erupted in other provinces, including British Columbia, Alberta, Quebec, and Newfoundland and Labrador. The escalating situation forced thousands to evacuate, prompted states of emergency in Manitoba and Saskatchewan, and has been impacting air quality in the United States as the smoke drifts southward.

Learn more about this event and how NOAA satellites have been monitoring the blazes: 
https://www.nesdis.noaa.gov/news/noaa-satellites-monitor-canadian-wildfires-and-smoke

Video Credits: NOAA, NASA, The Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere (CIRA)
Duration: 2 minutes
Release Date: June 5, 2025

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