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As Canada faces its worst wildfires ever, Europe is suffering too. NASA released picture

June 27, 2023
Saqafy Times

As Canada faces its worst wildfires ever, Europe is suffering too. NASA released picture

A NASA photo shows smoke billowing from wildfires in northern Portugal and Spain.

The US space agency NASA on Monday released images of smoke from Canadian wildfires that has crossed the Atlantic Ocean and is covering western Europe. CNN said the wildfire has covered at least 18,688,691 acres nationwide. The outlet further added that, although June to August is typically the peak season for wildfire activity in Canada, this year has been the worst on record. Citing statistics released by the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Center (CIFFC), more than 17,559,303 acres of land have burned this year — a record since 1995.

in the photo of the satellite map issued by nasaA plume of black carbon particles – commonly called soot – is seen stretching eastward from North America and over 2,000 miles of the Atlantic Ocean.

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Black smoke over Europe is shown in a satellite map image released by NASA.

Another picture shows smoke billowing from wildfires in northern Portugal and Spain. The picture was taken by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) aboard NASA’s Terra satellite at 11 a.m. (Universal Time) on Monday.

The dark smoke density in NASA’s map comes from the GEOS Forward Processing (GEOS-FP) model, which assimilates data from satellite, aircraft and ground-based observing systems, NASA said.

Computerized models incorporate meteorological data such as air temperature, humidity and winds in addition to satellite observations to predict the behavior of the plume.

CNN reports The smoke was said to have reached Europe via the jet stream – strong winds in the upper levels of the atmosphere.

“While the smoke is high in the atmosphere it could cause some bright sunrises and sunsets over the next few days,” the UK’s Met Office wrote on Twitter.

Meanwhile, wildfires continue to rage in Canada. At least 53 new incidents of forest fire were reported on Sunday, the CIFFC said. Of these, Alberta had the highest number (23), followed by Ontario and Quebec.

On Monday, 27 new wildfires were reported, 16 of which were in British Columbia.