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   June 28, 2023 - Wildfire Smoke Reaches Europe   
      
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      Smoke from wildland fires, which have been burning in the Canadian   
      province of Quebec for weeks, has crossed the Atlantic Ocean and   
      darkened skies in southwestern Europe.   
      
      The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s   
      Terra satellite acquired this true-color image in the morning (1110   
      Universal Time) on June 26, 2023. At the time, smoke drifted over   
      northern Portugal and Spain. Plumes of smoke, much of it entrained in   
      high cloud, can be seen over France and the United Kingdom. Smoke also   
      reached northward as far as the Netherlands, which is beyond the scope   
      of this image.   
      
      Despite the far-ranging river of smoke, the air quality in the parts of   
      Europe covered by the gray plume on June 26 remained mostly fair,   
      compared to unhealthy and hazardous air quality in the smoke-affected   
      parts of Canada and the United States. That’s because most of the smoke   
      that reached Europe was higher in the atmosphere, where it is less   
      likely to affect human health.   
      
      Still, the smoke over Europe will likely be noticed by people.   
      According to the UK Met Office, the smoke aerosols could contribute to   
      vivid sunrises and sunsets.   
      
      Image Facts   
      Satellite:  Terra   
      Date Acquired: 6/26/2023   
      Resolutions:  1km (6.1 MB),  500m (4.4 MB),   
      Bands Used: 1,4,3   
      Image Credit: MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC   
      
      
      
   https://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov/gallery/individual.php?db_date=2023-06-28   
       
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