Air Pollution and Wildfire Smoke Seen From Space
The U.S. Northeast woke up to a "horribly smoky day" on Wednesday (June 7), as a low-pressure system funnels toxic smoke from wildfires in Canada across the Atlantic Coast.
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The new air-pollution sensor will sit on a telecommunication satellite operated by U.S. company Intelsat. Satellites have been used to measure air …
Wildfires in Siberia have emitted more carbon dioxide in two and half months than the world's sixth most polluting country emits in a year. Wildfires …
It's the continent's worst drought since the Middle Ages. The last time Europe suffered from a drought as severe as the one it is experiencing in the …
The fire has already burned over 50,000 acres and is zero percent contained. Weather satellites operated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric …
