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Medium satellite-observed smoke area centered at 47.631°N, 115.674°W

NOAA HMS classified a satellite-observed smoke area as medium density, based on GOES-EAST observations between 2026-10-04T20:10:00Z and 2026-10-04T23:30:00Z. The source says this does not measure ground-level air quality or constitute a 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
6/10
Geographic reach
1/10
Global importance
2/10
Impact magnitude
2/10
Positivity
4/10
Urgency
1/10

Why it matters

The observation documents smoke extent from satellite data but does not establish ground-level air quality or a health alert.

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