Live Satellite View Of California Fires

21 2020 shows the dense smoke now covering much of california.

Live satellite view of california fires.

The fire and smoke map shows fine particulate 2 5 micron pm 2 5 pollution data obtained from air quality monitors and sensors information is shown on both the epa s air quality index scale using the nowcast aqi algorithm and also as hourly pm 2 5 concentration values. A huge new fire in california that has prompted the evacuation of more than 7 000 people can be seen in satellite images with smoke from the blaze visible from space. The kincade fire is the largest of several blazes that were ignited amid a string of strong california windstorms leading this week to the third major fire weather event in barely 10 days. Nasa lance fire information for resource management system provides near real time active fire data from modis and viirs to meet the needs of firefighters scientists and users interested in monitoring fires.

Fire data is available for download or can be viewed through a map interface. The glass fire started at. 5 of 9 satellite image 2020. Users can subscribe to email alerts bases on their area.

New satellite images show the smoke from wildfires that s drifted 600 miles into the pacific ocean and made california s air quality plummet to very unhealthy and hazardous levels. Fire perimeter data are generally collected by a combination of aerial sensors and on the ground information. Track storms hurricanes and wildfires. These data are used to make highly accurate perimeter maps for firefighters and other emergency personnel but are generally updated only once every 12 hours.

For low cost sensor data a correction equation is also applied to mitigate bias in the sensor data. These fires already amplified by a warming. 19 a surge in carbon emissions from california was the highest in the 18 year satellite record of reliable wildfire emissions monitoring. Using the map below you can view potential fire detection data provided by these six satellites as they monitor the state of california from space.

Each satellite has unique detection and data refresh capabilities. A natural color image of the czu lightening complex fires near santa cruz california taken on aug. Zoom into recent high resolution maps of property. Fire perimeter and hot spot data.