Wildfire Smoke: What a Difference a Year Makes!

Sun, 14 Aug 2022 10:30:00 UTC

: : Cliff Mass Weather Blog This blog discusses current weather , weather prediction , climate issues , and current events August 14, 2022 Wildfire Smoke : What a Difference a Year Makes This has been a particularly smoke-free summer so far over the entire West Coast , and to appreciate our clean-air bounty , let's compare satellite imagery between this afternoon and a year . ago Yesterday's MODIS visible satellite image shows smoke-free skies over nearly the entire western U.S . with two exceptions : nbsp a very small fire west of Lake Chelan and a modest smoke area in northern CA . nbsp That is about it Compare that to the smoky miasma of exactly one year ago . nbsp Yuck Smoke everywhere The air quality data provided by the EPA in their AIR NOW network shows the story on the ground .