The smoke that has been reported to be hanging around over the Midwest seems to persist, according to the HMS/NOAA team. Yesterday I mentioned that it was very hard to distinguish any smoke from clouds but today a greyish contour…

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Smoke remains over the Midwest; China and Southern Asia updates

Air quality was good in most of the country. In California and Mid-Atlantic the air quality was in the moderate range (top, left). Smoke was reported over the Midwest by the HMS team (top, right) but in MODIS image it…

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Moderate AQI in California and Mid-Atlantic; Dust Storm in China

PM2.5 air quality conditions worsened today in the upper Midwest, with Code Orange (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) readings widespread across Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio. Elsewhere in the nation, including the Northeast and West Coast, air quality was generally…

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Code Orange PM2.5 Air Quality in the Midwest

The air quality (AIRNow; top, left) in almost half the country was mostly in the moderate range. In the upper Midwest – Minnesota and Wisconsin – unhealthy levels (for sensitive groups) of PM2.5 were recorded in the morning and it…

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Air quality worsens in the US (Midwest/Central/South/Northeast)

The fires in Central/Southern US which have been reported here since last week are still showing signs of smoke over the Midwest states as can be seen in today’s MODIS Aqua images (top, left). Also in this picture we see…

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Smoke still visible over the Midwest