Long-range Transport of 2026 Canadian Wildfire Smoke into the United States (July 14-17, 2026)

  • Released Friday, July 17, 2026
  • Last updated Friday, July 17, 2026 at 5:59 PM EDT
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This visualization reveals the dramatic long-range transport of smoke from the Canadian wildfires during July 14-17, 2026. Active fire locations are marked by bright red dots. Tan to deep red colors represent Wildfire Smoke Intensity estimated by Brown Carbon Aerosol Optical Depth from NASA's Goddard Earth Observing System Forward Processing 2km Replay, developed by the Global Modeling and Assimilation Office (GMAO). Smoke from wildfires in Canada is seen traveling thousands of miles, blanketing various regions of the United States and causing record-breaking poor air quality.

This visualization reveals the dramatic long-range transport of smoke from the Canadian wildfires during July 14-17, 2026. Tan to deep red colors represent Wildfire Smoke Intensity estimated by Brown Carbon Aerosol Optical Depth from NASA's Goddard Earth Observing System Forward Processing 2km Replay, developed by the Global Modeling and Assimilation Office (GMAO). Smoke from wildfires in Canada is seen traveling thousands of miles, blanketing various regions of the United States and impacting with record-breaking poor air quality.

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NASA's Global Modeling and Assimilation Office and NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio

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This page was originally published on Friday, July 17, 2026.
This page was last updated on Friday, July 17, 2026 at 5:59 PM EDT.