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More than 400 fires are burning across Canada,

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blanketing regions throughout North America with thick smoke.

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NOAA satellites are monitoring the smoke

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as it drifts across the continent.

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Recently, smoke from fires in Ontario and Quebec moved into the

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eastern U.S., triggering air quality alerts across the region.

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GOES East and GOES West are tracking the billowing smoke

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and monitoring air quality in near real-time.

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GOES satellites also identify fire hot spots, detect changes in a fire’s

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behavior and help determine a fire’s size and temperature.

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JPSS satellites, NOAA-20 and Suomi NPP, are collecting data to help

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determine the height of the smoke plume,

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the amount of smoke produced, 
and the direction it’s expected to move.

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JPSS can also help identify fire hotspots and their intensity.

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Together, NOAA satellites provide critical information for detecting and

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tracking fires and alerting communities 
to poor air quality from smoke produced by the blazes.

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As fire season heats up, 
NOAA satellites will be on watch to help keep us safe.

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Earth From Orbit: Smoke From Canadian Wildfires Blankets U.S.

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