Smoke From Canadian Fires Drifts into US (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

Smoke From Canadian Fires Drifts into US

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On July 7, 2019, the Suomi NPP satellite using its VIIRS (Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite) instrument captured this image of the fires ongoing in the region. Also visible in this image is the massive amount of smoke pouring off these fires and moving southeast into other parts of Ontario, over the Great Lakes, and into Michigan.

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