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Wildfire smoke is a mixture of hazardous air pollutants, such PM 2.5, NO 2, ozone, aromatic hydrocarbons, or lead. In addition to contaminating the air with toxic pollutants, wildfires also simultaneously impact the climate by releasing large quantities of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases into the atmosphere.
Wildfire is an essential process connecting terrestrial systems to the atmosphere and climate. As vegetation burns, it releases smoke, carbon, and other materials into the atmosphere. These fires also release nutrients into the soil and are an integral part of ecological succession, plant germination, and soil enhancement.
The Fire Information for Resource Management System (FIRMS) provides access, with minimal delay, to satellite imagery, active fire/hotspots, and related products to identify the location, extent, and intensity of wildfire activity. FIRMS tools and applications provide geospatial data, products, and
16 de jun. de 2023 · early information on wildfire hazards, including weather forecasts; air quality monitoring: information about heat health impacts and ways people can protect themselves; information on help lines, social services, ambulances, clean-air and cooling-down spaces, transport and emergency medical services;
11 de jun. de 2024 · "Crucial." That's how Gordon Seymour, Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Wildfire Data Technician with Canada's Department of Environment and Climate Change (ECC), describes the value of NASA's Fire Information for Resource Management System to his work in the South Slave region of Canada's Northwest Territories (NWT).
28 de sept. de 2023 · Animation spanning September 17 to 27, 2023, showing high Aerosol Index values associated with continued Canadian wildfires and wildfire smoke over the Atlantic Ocean and approaching western Europe. Press the play button in the lower left corner of the map above to view the animation or click on the icon in the upper right corner of the image to fully interact with the animation in Worldview.
9 de ago. de 2023 · WHO fact sheet on coronavirus disease (COVID-19), including symptoms, treatment, prevention and WHO's response.
18 de oct. de 2023 · The features of the Advanced mode support wildfire practitioners and emergency response personnel who require additional information and context to inform active fire management and tactical wildfire response (including the ability to refine the active fire detection temporal search range to hourly and sub-daily [+10 minute] increments).
Many of those products are available within hours of being acquired—essentially showing the entire Earth as it looks "right now". This supports time-critical applications, such as wildfire management, air quality measurements, and flood monitoring, as well as longer-term historical studies.
NRT Data Applications. LANCE data are useful for a range of applications in hazards and disasters management, for example, to detect fires, track smoke, ash and dust plumes; to monitor aerosols, carbon monoxide (CO) and sulfur dioxide (SO 2), which in turn are useful for air quality assessments; and to determine the extent of sea ice, snow, and flooding which are useful to support shipping in ...
