Canadian Wildfires Affect Air Quality | Europe's Copernicus Sentinel-3 Earth Satellite
Captured by Copernicus Sentinel-3 on July 14, 2026, this image shows smoke plumes from wildfires burning in Ontario, Canada, affecting air quality across parts of Canada and the northeastern US.
The main image was captured by the Ocean and Land Color Instrument (OLCI) instrument onboard one of the Copernicus Sentinel-3 satellites on July 14, 2026.
EUMETSAT operates the Sentinel-3 satellites, in cooperation with the European Space Agency (ESA), and delivers the marine and atmospheric data on behalf of the European Union.
The European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT) is an intergovernmental organization created through an international convention agreed by a current total of 30 European Member States. EUMETSAT's primary objective is to establish, maintain and exploit European systems of operational meteorological satellites. EUMETSAT is responsible for the launch and operation of the satellites and for delivering satellite data to end-users as well as contributing to the operational monitoring of climate and the detection of global climate changes.
The activities of EUMETSAT contribute to a global meteorological satellite observing system coordinated with other space-faring states.
The European Space Agency's Copernicus Earth Observation Program:
https://sentinel.esa.int/web/sentinel/copernicus/
Image Credit: EUMETSAT
Image Date: July 14, 2026
Release Date: July 17, 2026
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