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Medium satellite-observed smoke area centered at 45.018°N, 116.470°W
NOAA HMS classified a satellite-observed smoke area as medium density, observed by GOES-EAST from 17:00 to 20:00 UTC on 2026-10-03. The source says 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
- 7/10
- Geographic reach
- 1/10
- Global importance
- 1/10
- Impact magnitude
- 2/10
- Positivity
- 4/10
- Urgency
- 1/10
Why it matters
It documents a satellite-observed smoke extent but does not report ground-level air quality or a health alert.
Sources
- Medium satellite-observed smoke area centered at 45.018°N, 116.470°WNOAA/NESDIS Hazard Mapping System (HMS) Usage terms

