Here are some links to maps and satellite imagery of the wildfire*that forced the evacuation of Fort McMurray, Alberta this week.
1. The fire is fuelled in part by abnormally high temperatures: 32°C (90°F) was reported earlier this week.*The above temperature anomaly map, based on MODIS data from NASA’s Terra satellite, demonstrates how unusual these temperatures are: “The map above shows land surface temperature from April 26 to May 3, 2016, compared to the 2000–2010 average for the same one-week period. Red areas were hotter than the long-term average; blue areas were below average.”
2. NASA’s Earth Observatory*is also assembling a collection of*Landsat satellite images of the fire:
(Sources: 3 May, 4 May, 5 May)
3. Smoke from the fire*is making it into the United States, and turning up on NOAA imagery:
4. Maclean’s*and*CBC News*have tried to depict the size of the fire by superimposing it on other cities in Canada and elsewhere in the world; so has Kyrstyn Morochuk, whose maps have been reposted by the*Huffington Post. I’m not sure who came up with it first.
Previously:*Canadian Wildfire Maps.
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1. The fire is fuelled in part by abnormally high temperatures: 32°C (90°F) was reported earlier this week.*The above temperature anomaly map, based on MODIS data from NASA’s Terra satellite, demonstrates how unusual these temperatures are: “The map above shows land surface temperature from April 26 to May 3, 2016, compared to the 2000–2010 average for the same one-week period. Red areas were hotter than the long-term average; blue areas were below average.”
2. NASA’s Earth Observatory*is also assembling a collection of*Landsat satellite images of the fire:
(Sources: 3 May, 4 May, 5 May)3. Smoke from the fire*is making it into the United States, and turning up on NOAA imagery:
Enahnced weatherView image shows winds carrying smoke from the Ft. McMurray Fire into the US https://t.co/HXtf1VFIgM pic.twitter.com/xDyTVFZJhp
— NOAA Satellites (@NOAASatellites) May 6, 2016
— NOAA Satellites (@NOAASatellites) May 6, 2016
Look at the smoke from the Fort McMurray fire, it's traveled all the way to the gulf coast! pic.twitter.com/uEQigSCjqN
— Jim Cantore (@JimCantore) May 6, 2016
— Jim Cantore (@JimCantore) May 6, 2016
4. Maclean’s*and*CBC News*have tried to depict the size of the fire by superimposing it on other cities in Canada and elsewhere in the world; so has Kyrstyn Morochuk, whose maps have been reposted by the*Huffington Post. I’m not sure who came up with it first.
Previously:*Canadian Wildfire Maps.
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