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Heavy satellite-observed smoke area centered at 47.584°N, 114.959°W

NOAA classified a satellite-observed smoke area as heavy density, observed by GOES-EAST from 2026-10-04T20:10:00Z to 23:30:00Z. The source states this is not a ground-level air-quality measurement or health alert.

Categories: environment-and-climate

Generated scores

Scores are based on the cited reporting and use a 1–10 scale. Read the methodology.

Confidence
6/10
Geographic reach
1/10
Global importance
3/10
Impact magnitude
2/10
Positivity
4/10
Urgency
2/10

Why it matters

The observation documents a heavy-density smoke area but does not establish ground-level air quality or a health alert.

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