NASA captures smoke cloud from Canadian fires over Spain
He smoke from fires the forests burning in the province canadian from Quebec crossed the Atlantic Ocean for weeks. Nail huge cloud loaded with particles covering the skies of the Galician coast this week, extending further and further inland. So that NASA captured.
The smoke is already floating above the north of Portugal and Spain, and reached other European countries further north.
A cloud of smoke from the fires in Canada reaches the Galician coast
NASA captures smoke arriving in Spain from Canada
A column of black carbon particles, commonly called soot, extends eastward from North America across more than 3,000 km of the Atlantic Ocean.
The hazy skies over Europe were also observed by a global network of ground sensors called the Aerosols Robotic Network, or AERONET, which measures aerosol optical depth (AOD) around the world.
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On the morning of June 26, AERONET sensors in northern Spain and France AOD measured greater than 0.5. The AOD in these areas is generally close to 0.1. For reference, a perfectly clear sky would have an AOD less than 0.05, while an AOD of 3 would make it difficult to see the Sun.
Plume of black carbon particles crossing the Atlantic
The smoke is not affecting air quality too much at the moment
However, on June 26, air quality in smoke-covered areas of Europe remained largely acceptable, compared to unhealthy and hazardous air quality in smoke-affected areas of Canada and the United States. smoke. It's becauseMost of the smoke that reached Europe was higher in the atmosphere, where it is least likely to affect human health.
Images of New York orange due to smoke from fires in Canada
Still, people will probably notice the smoke over Europe. According to the UK Met Office, smoke aerosols could contribute to sunrises and redder or cloudier sunsets.
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