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Light satellite-observed smoke area centered at 44.638°N, 120.286°W

NOAA classified a satellite-observed smoke area as light density, with a representative centroid at 44.63762776753951, -120.28566593608842. The observation covered 2026-10-03 20:00–23:30 UTC.

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
1/10
Impact magnitude
2/10
Positivity
4/10
Urgency
1/10

Why it matters

The source reports an observed smoke extent, not a ground-level air-quality measurement or health alert.

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