Good to Moderate AQI levels; Fires and smofe from fires in New Mexico and Canada
Today, air quality was good in terms of PM2.5. Moderate concentration levels were reached in Florida and Southern California (top right). Ozone levels were good during the morning in the entire Country but turned moderate in the afternoon especially in the central plains and California (top left). The fires in New Mexico and Mexico continue to produce large plumes of smoke. The smoke is covering pretty much all the state of New Mexico and southern Colorado (bottom left). In addition, fires were burning in Mississippi, Arkansas and the Carolinas. Smoke was also detected over the Gulf of Texas as well as in northern Canada. According to the fires in northern Mexico and New Mexico, Modis true color image shows the smoke plumes in those regions (bottom right).
Posted by Daniel Orozco at June 7, 2012 9:55 PM
