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The Dixie Fire in California is now the second largest in the state's history.

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Meanwhile, fires in the Eastern Hemisphere are also choking the skies with smoke.

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NOAA satellites and those from international partners are closely monitoring the fires.

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Wildfires in Turkey and Greece were observed by Meteosat-8
as southern Europe experiences a heat wave.

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NOAA's JPSS satellites also have eyes on the fires as they orbit the Earth twice a day.

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These satellites detect and map wildfires, and their data are fed into

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models that help forecasters monitor the movement and thickness of smoke.

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The VIIRS instrument onboard the satellites also tracks fires in remote regions
of the world such as those in Siberia.

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Thick smoke from these fires has reached parts of Mongolia,
Greenland and even the North Pole.

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As fires burn worldwide in a warming climate, satellites provide critical
data to aid forecasters, decision-makers and first responders.

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Earth from Orbit: Fires Rage Across the Globe

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Special Thank You to EUMETSAT for Meteosat-8 imagery.

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