Image of the week: Canadian wildfires

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This week’s image of the week is of the many wildfires that have been affecting Canada’s Northwest Territories.

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01 August 2024

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01 August 2024

Hundreds of wildfires are currently active across western Canada exacerbated by recent hotter and drier than usual conditions. The fires have led to mass evacuations of nearby towns that are affected and reductions in air quality.

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This image was captured by the OLCI instrument onboard Sentinel-3 on 27 July 2024.

EUMETSAT operates the Copernicus Sentinel-3 satellites, in cooperation with ESA, and delivers the marine and atmospheric data on behalf of the European Union.

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