The MODIS (Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer) on NASAs Aqua satellite acquired this image (above) of smoke rippling from a number of fires around the community of Fort Nelson and streaming east into Alberta on May 11, 2024. The fire grew quickly after firing up on May 10, worsened by dry conditions and high winds from a passing cold front. Analysis of May day-to-day intensity & & estimated emissions of Canada # wildfires reveals extraordinary intensity over the last few days leading to greatest May amount to for British Columbia in 22-year # CopernicusAtmosphere GFAS dataset based on MODIS active fire obs https://t.co/mW6aU0WPm1 https://t.co/7wdY0MIwWb pic.twitter.com/FXm1L7hzEk— Mark Parrington (@ m_parrington) May 12, 2024The circumstance echoes 2023, when extreme fires likewise burned in British Columbia in May.
The MODIS (Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer) on NASAs Aqua satellite acquired this image (above) of smoke billowing from numerous fires around the community of Fort Nelson and streaming east into Alberta on May 11, 2024. The fire grew quickly after igniting on May 10, exacerbated by dry conditions and high winds from a passing cold front. Numerous of these fires were listed as “holdover” blazes that most likely smoldered beneath the snow all winter before reemerging, according to information published by the British Columbia Wildfire Service. Analysis of May daily intensity & & estimated emissions of Canada # wildfires shows incredible strength over the last couple of days leading to highest May total for British Columbia in 22-year # CopernicusAtmosphere GFAS dataset based on MODIS active fire obs https://t.co/mW6aU0WPm1 https://t.co/7wdY0MIwWb pic.twitter.com/FXm1L7hzEk— Mark Parrington (@ m_parrington) May 12, 2024The situation echoes 2023, when extreme fires also burned in British Columbia in May.
