Fire weather is heating up across the western United States, exacerbated by an intense heatwave and. NOAA satellites are monitoring numerous wildfires and keeping watch on areas primed for ignition. As of June 17, 2021, 33 large fires are currently active, burning more than 400,000 acres in 10 states. More than one million acres have burned across the country so far in 2021.
GOES-16 and GOES-17 are monitoring these fires in near-real time. Flying in geostationary orbit, they keep constant watch over the same area, and help to locate fires, detect changes in fire behavior, and predict their motion. They also provide important information about the size, temperature, and intensity of fires that would otherwise be unavailable.
Satellite imagery of several of the fires, including the Pack Creek and Bear Fires in Utah and the Telegraph Fire in Arizona, reveal impressive plumes with thick pyrocumulus clouds, which form when there is enough moisture and atmospheric instability over an intense heat source and smoke. , the first weather forecast model in the U.S. to monitor wildfire smoke.
The benefits provided by the latest generation of NOAA satellites aren’t just seen during a fire but are important in monitoring the
NASAEarth NOAA CGI again from government! They can’t get a time lapse that has the camera stay in the same place with no camera movement. You can easily tell that’s CGI 🤦🏼♂️
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