18 results for 'wildfires'
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28-29 July 2021

Large smoke plume from wildfires in Russia

In summer 2021 Russia saw unprecedented widespread wildfires ravage large swathes of Siberia.

Sentinel-3A Enhanced True Colour 29 July 2021
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20 October 2013 23:40 UTC

Wildfires in New South Wales

The smoke plumes from the wildfires visible from Metop-A.

Wild fires in New South Wales
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17 June 2012 17:11 UTC

Wildfires in Colorado

Fires in Colorado as seen by Metop-A on 17 June, combining the day orbit image, showing the blue-grey smoke plume, and the subsequent night overpass image, showing hot spots from red to yellow.

Wildfires in Colorado
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7 February 2009 00:00 UTC

GOME-2 observes Australian fires

On 7 February, the Global Ozone Monitoring Experiment-2 (GOME-2) instrument on Metop-A, observed the smoke plume of the Australian wildfires.

GOME-2 observes Australian fires
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25 June 2013 11:00 UTC

Plumes of smoke drifting from America to Europe

On 25 June 2013, smoke from the large wildfires in Colorado (USA) reached Europe. This was seen in the GOME-2 and OMI aerosol images, processed at KNMI.

Plumes of smoke drifting from America to Western Europe
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May–September 2018

A summer of heatwaves and drought for many

Summer 2018 in much of Europe was characterised by prolonged heatwaves, leading to droughts in some areas.

A summer of heatwaves and drought for many
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22 October 2007 00:00 UTC

Catastrophic fires in California

The October 2007 California wildfires were a series of wildfires that began burning across Southern California.

Catastrophic fires in California
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15 July–18 August 2019

Huge fires in the Arctic and Siberia

Huge fires in the Arctic and Siberia during summer 2019, were seen by the Sentinel-3 and Metop satellites.

Huge fires in the Arctic and Siberia
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January–December 2018

Image Library top ten for 2018

A look at our most popular case studies from 2018

Image Library top ten for 2018
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15 August-22 September 2020

Impact of California 2020 fires on atmospheric composition

Data from multiple satellites used to investigate the atmospheric impact of the extensive 2020 California fires.

Met-8 Natural Colour RGB
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January–December 2016

Image Library top ten for 2016

A look at our most popular case studies from 2016.

Top Ten Cases Studies 2016
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2006-2021

What has Metop-A seen in 15 years?

Looking back at some of the memorable weather and environmental events Metop-A has captured over the years.

Extending the working lifetime of the Metop-A weather satellite