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Heavy satellite-observed smoke area centered at 49.093°N, 119.715°W

A NOAA-classified satellite observation identified a heavy-density smoke area from 2026-10-05T20:10:00Z to 2026-10-05T23:30:00Z. It describes smoke extent, not ground-level air quality or a health alert.

Smoke plume
Illustrative image: Smoke plume — Bob Harvey/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0

Categories: environment-and-climate

Generated scores

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

Confidence
5/10
Geographic reach
1/10
Global importance
3/10
Impact magnitude
2/10
Positivity
3/10
Urgency
2/10

Why it matters

The source distinguishes observed smoke extent from ground-level air quality and health alerts.

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