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Medium satellite-observed smoke area centered at 46.235°N, 116.294°W

NOAA HMS classified the satellite-observed smoke area as medium density, with GOES-EAST observations from 2026-10-05T17:10:00Z to 2026-10-05T20:00:00Z. 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
5/10
Geographic reach
1/10
Global importance
2/10
Impact magnitude
2/10
Positivity
3/10
Urgency
1/10

Why it matters

The observation describes smoke extent but does not provide ground-level air-quality data or a health alert.

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