Australian Wildfire Smoke Crossed Pacific Ocean, Detected By Satellite Over South America 7,500 Miles Away
At a Glance Smoke from Australian wildfires was detected by satellite in South America on Monday.This smoke was carried by the jet stream at least 7,500 miles across the South Pacific Ocean.We've seen several similar examples over the past several years. Smoke from the massive Australian wildfires has crossed the South Pacific Ocean and was detected in parts of South America, thousands of miles away, satellite imagery revealed Monday. Monday morning, NOAA's GOES-East high-resolution visible satellite imagery detected a faint...