LOS ANGELES - California's wildfire season is in full force. So far, the Golden State has already seen nearly three times as much acreage burn than during all of 2023. In Southern California, three major wildfires are currently burning: Bridge Fire, Airport Fire, and Line Fire. ...
In the news: Smoke from Canadian wildfires has spread across the U.S., triggering health advisories in many areas with recommendations to limit outdoor activities and warnings for those with heart or breathing issues to stay indoors. As of this post, more than 1000 wildfires are burning across...
The western United States is in the middle of an unprecedented fire season. For populations impacted by these wildfires and their smoke, maps are increasingly important tools for staying safe. Use the open data resources listed here to build your own maps of fires and air quality. Defensible....
The organization Physicians for Social Responsibility said in statement Monday that it was likely that smoke and ash from the fire spread radiological and chemical contamination that was in soil and vegetation. But the state agency said its measurements on the site and in the surrounding c...
This increase reflects the growing frequency and intensity of wildfires in the U.S., leading to a significant rise in federal firefighting costs.Smoke consists of a complex blend of gases and fine particles generated from burning wood and other organic materials. The primary health risk from smok...
The second option will show the location of any wildfires that may be burning in the vicinity. This should be observed together with option number four which shows the wind speed and direction. This will give the viewer a warning of where the ensuing smoke may be blowing. The third choice ...
Satellite Imagery of the Eruption Near Grindavík Published on9 February 2024byJonathan Crowe The Copernicus-2A satelliteimaged the smoke plume and lava flowfrom the eruption of theFagradalsfjallvolcano near Grindavík, Iceland yesterday; Marco Langbroek processed natural-colour and short-wave infrared im...
When several cameras detect possible smoke or a fire, they transmit that information to a cloud server that stitches the multiple images together using digital elevation models, computer vision techniques, and other sophisticated computing tools. This is a complex and critical process, Raghavan said,...
Health effects from specific air pollutants Ground-level OzoneParticulate Matter (PM) and Wildfire Smoke Short-term Long-term Reduced lung function Aggravated asthma Throat irritation and cough Chest pain and shortness of breath Inflammation of lung tissue Higher susceptibility to respiratory infection Irr...
This year’s wildfire has consumed more than 11 million hectares of forested land and forced close to 160,000 people from their homes. It has already surpassed the 2020 California wildfires as the most destructive ever observed in North America....