Regional and Mesoscale Meteorology Branch

Wildfires out west

Wildfires continue in the North American West. Various fires, including the Dixie Fire, have shown extreme behavior producing pyrocumulus and pyrocumulonimbus plumes., Numerous news organizations used GeoColor and Fire Temperature imagery online and on-air. Details and URLs for these articles are included below. (D. Smith, S. Miller, C. Seaman, R. Brummer, CIRA, D. Lindsey, StAR, Dakota.Smith@colostate.edu, Steven.Miller@colostate.edu, Curtis.Seaman@colostate.edu, Dan.Lindsey@noaa.gov, Renate.Brummer@colostate.edu), Funding: GOES-R.

ABC News: World News Tonight; 08/05/21, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTKWSnVqxOw&t=22s&ab_channel=ABCNews

CBS News: CBS This Morning; 08/07/21, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gABkoShSTg8&t=223s&ab_channel=CBSThisMorning

Washington Post:

Windy and excessively dry weather incites siege of fires in Northern California; 08/05/21, https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2021/08/05/california-fire-weather-drought-west/

Fire danger eases some in West but smothering smoke persists; 08/06/21, https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2021/08/06/california-fires-smoke-northwest-heat/

Yahoo News:

View From NOAA Satellite Shows Smoke Plumes From US Wildfires; 08/09/21, https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/view-noaa-satellite-shows-smoke-025630236.html

Dixie Fire Becomes Third Largest in California History; 08/07/21, https://www.yahoo.com/news/dixie-fire-becomes-third-largest-053403142.html?guccounter=1

NOAA Satellites: Earth from Orbit: Fires Rage Across the Globe; 08/12/21, https://www.nesdis.noaa.gov/fires-rage-across-globe

SF Chronicle: California on fire satellite imagery captures Dixie Fire, other fires scorching the Golden State; 08/04/21, https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/California-on-fire-Satellite-imagery-captures-16365056.php

The Press Democrat: Satellite images show aerial view of Northern California wildfires; 08/05/21, https://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/news/satellite-images-show-aerial-view-of-northern-california-wildfires/

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Posted on: August 13, 2021