Satellites Aid Active Fire Response

Music: Stepping Stone Bridge by Timothy Michael Hammond [PRS], Wayne Roberts [PRS]Watching Ladybirds by Benjamin James Parsons [PRS] This video can be freely shared and downloaded. While the video in its entirety can be shared without permission, some individual imagery provided by pond5.com and Artbeats is obtained through permission and may not be excised or remixed in other products. Specific details on stock footage may be found here. For more information on NASA’s media guidelines, visit https://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/guidelines/index.html. Complete transcript available. Wildfires in the Arctic often burn far away from population centers, but their impacts are felt around the globe. From field and laboratory work to airborne campaigns and satellites, NASA is studying how climate change is contributing to more frequent and powerful boreal forest and tundra fires and what that means for climate forecasting, ecosystems and human health.To learn more about ABoVE, visit:https://above.nasa.gov For More InformationSee [nasa.gov/fire](nasa.gov/fire)

B-roll for the following suggested questions:1. We all know NASA as a space agency. How can NASA’s unique perspective inform us about wildfires?2. NASA researchers are in the field right now tracking smoke from wildfires. What are they seeing from the air and ground?3. This June was the hottest June on record, with early data pointing to July being the warmest month on record. What impact has that had on this year’s fire season?4. When you think of wildfires, you usually associate that with the western part of the U.S. How can wildfires affect us throughout the world?5. How does a changing planet contribute to longer and hotter wildfires?6. Where can people learn more?Click here for on-camera canned interviewsClick here for audio interviews and NAT sound New NASA Campaign Tracks Wildfire Smoke for Improved Air Quality ForecastsRecord-Breaking Heat Conditions Set the Stage for Hotter and Longer Fires AheadThis summer, fires have raged through hundreds of thousands of acres across North America, polluting the air we breathe. The smoke from these wildfires can even cross the Atlantic Ocean and travel around the globe. This summer, NASA researchers are in the field taking on the most comprehensive campaign in the continental United States to investigate fast-traveling wildfire smoke to improve air quality forecasting. Click here for link to this feature in SpanishThis past June was the warmest June on record, and early data indicates that July of 2019 was the hottest month ever recorded. These hotter and drier conditions set the stage for more intense wildfires that can bring dangerous smoke to a city near you.Chat with NASA scientists on Thursday, August 8 from 6:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. EST to find out more about what NASA is doing to track smoke and its impact on your local community.From its unique vantage point in space, NASA serves as one of the first fire detectors. With NASA’s latest satellite technology, we can help firefighters and forest managers combat fires by tracking wildfire movement and impact in real-time.*** To schedule an interview, please fill out THIS FORM.***Location for interviews is NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. satellite coordinatesHD Satellite Coordinates for G17-K17/Lower: Galaxy 17 Ku-band Xp 17 Slot Lower| 91.0 ° W Longitude | DL 12031.0 MHz | Horizontal Polarity | QPSK/DVB-S | FEC 3/4 | SR 13.235 Mbps | DR 18.2954 MHz | HD 720p | Format MPEG2 | Chroma Level 4:2:0 | Audio Embedded *** Questions? Contact isabelle.c.yan@nasa.gov or 301-286-2470. Canned interview with Dr. Doug Morton/ NASA Scientist Click download button for audio file.Scientist Dr. Doug Morton talks about how NASA keeps an eye on wildfires from space. TRT 1:39 Click download button for audio file.Scientist Dr. Doug Morton talks about how NASA keeps an eye on wildfires from space. TRT :23 Click download button for audio file.The DC-8, the largest plane participating in the FIREX-AQ campaign, is tasked with flying through smoke from wildfires to capture data on as many as 500 chemicals in a single plume. Listen as the DC-8 takes off for its 6-hour flight over a wildfire burning in Idaho. Canned interview with NASA Scientist Dr. Elizabeth Hoy. Answers are separated by slates. TRT 3:43 Canned interview with NASA Scientist Dr. Elizabeth Hoy talking about wildfires in Alaska and how NASA is studying those wildfires with its ABoVE mission. Answers are separate by a second of black. TRT 1:56 For More InformationSee [https://www.nasa.gov/topics/earth/index.html](https://www.nasa.gov/topics/earth/index.html)