Smoke from Wildfires in Canada Blankets the United States | NASA/NOAA

Smoke from Wildfires in Canada Blankets the United States | NOAA/NASA

NOAA satellites are monitoring more than 400 fires currently burning across Canada after unusually hot and dry weather triggered an early and intense start to the wildfire season. Canada is on track to have the worst wildfire season on record. 

Earlier last month, smoke from wildfires burning in Alberta and British Columbia produced a smoky haze that moved across New England. Last week, smoke from wildfires in Nova Scotia was seen moving over the area as well. This week, even more thick smoke from fires burning in Ontario and Quebec is blowing over the eastern and central U.S. much closer to the Earth, triggering air quality alerts throughout those regions.

Credit: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), NASA, Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere (CIRA)

Duration: 2 minutes

Release Date: June 8, 2023

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