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Medium satellite-observed smoke area centered at 44.885°N, 116.173°W

NOAA HMS classified a satellite-observed smoke area as medium density, observed by GOES-EAST from 2026-10-05T20:10:00.000Z to 2026-10-05T23:30:00.000Z. The source says this is smoke extent, 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
5/10
Geographic reach
1/10
Global importance
2/10
Impact magnitude
2/10
Positivity
3/10
Urgency
1/10

Why it matters

The report describes a satellite-observed smoke extent, not a ground-level air-quality measurement or health alert.

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