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   July 3, 2023 - Burn Scars in Eastern Canada   
      
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      June 29, 2023 June 2, 2023   
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      After an exceptionally dry and warm May, a storm front brought intense   
      lightning to the Canadian province of Quebec on June 1, 2023. According   
      to a report by the Quebec provincial government, 3,024 lightning   
      strikes struck in and near the province on June 1. 139 fires broke out   
      that single day, with 95% attributed to lighting.   
      
      With fire conditions high to extreme, some of these fires spread wildly   
      to become true “fire giants”. With continued extreme fire weather, 144   
      additional blazes broke out across Quebec during June. The government   
      reported that in June alone there were 1,459,048 ha of forest burned in   
      the intensive protected area and 852,523 ha in the northern area.   
      That’s a total of more than 2.3 million hectares (8,900 square   
      miles)—larger than area encompassed by the U.S. state of New Jersey.   
      
      Thankfully, rain and cooler temperatures have helped reduce fire   
      weather, aided firefighting efforts, and reduced the intensity of   
      several forest fires. As of July 3, several communities will lift   
      evacuation notices so citizens can return home. Some (but not all)   
      previously closed roads and access to some forests will also reopen.   
      This doesn’t mean the fires are quenched, however. The Société de   
      protection des forêts contre le feu (SOPFEU) continues to battle 65   
      active fires, of which 3 are out of control, and 25 of which are   
      high-priority fires as of July 2.   
      
      On June 29, prior to the recent rainy weather, the Moderate Resolution   
      Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Aqua satellite acquired a   
      false-color image of burn scars from the recent fires in Quebec   
      province. In this type of image, vegetation appears bright green, water   
      is dark blue or black, smoke can look blue or gray, and clouds are   
      usually white but high, cold cloud can be tinted light electric blue.   
      Burn scars, which are charred land that remains after fire passes, can   
      range from brick red to black. Small orange-red spots mark actively   
      burning fire.   
      
      On June 29 the province was covered by many burn scars. Some,   
      especially in the north, were truly massive. Smoke billowed from the   
      western edge of the largest scar and a long line of active fire was   
      visible. While burn scars were abundant further south, there were very   
      few signs of active fire.   
      
      Much of the province, especially in the north, is speckled with lakes,   
      streams and bogs. Because each of these appear dark, it can be a bit   
      difficult to sort out some burn scar from fire. However, Aqua MODIS   
      also acquired a false-color image of the same area on June 2, and this   
      image can be viewed by clicking the date under the image. The   
      difference between June 2 and June 29 is readily apparent. On June 2   
      only a very few of the newly-ignited fires have yet grown hot enough to   
      be marked with an orange hot spot or to show smoke.   
      
      Image Facts   
      Satellite:  Aqua   
      Date Acquired: 6/29/2023   
      Resolutions:  1km (1.4 MB),  500m (3.5 MB),  250m (2.2 MB)   
      Bands Used: 7,2,1   
      Image Credit: MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC   
      
      
      
   https://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov/gallery/individual.php?db_date=2023-07-03   
       
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