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Since early April 2022, NOAA satellites have been watching wildfires across parts of the Southwest and Plains.

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The largest fire is located in New Mexico.

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The Calf Canyon and Hermits Peak Fires combined into one
fire that has already burned more than 55,000 acres.

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The second larges fires is the Cooks Peak Fire.

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Also located in New Mexico, it has burned more than 55,000 acres.

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GOES-17 watched smoke billowing over the region and drifting to areas

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upwind bringing hazy skies to communities many miles away.

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GOES-17 and GOES-16 also detected hot spots from the fires in 

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near real-time while providing information on the size and intensity of these fires.

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NOAA-20 and Suomi NPP captured daytime and nighttime
 images of the fires.

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They also took air quality measurement and tracked the movement

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and thickness of wildfre smoke over the region.

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These satellite data help forecast models predict the movement

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of the smoke as wildfires burn.

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As fire season starts earlier and ends later, 
NOAA satellites are keeping watch.

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Earth from Orbit: Wildfires Across the Southwest and Plains

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