The Map Room has a dainty round-up of maps related to the devastating wildfires inwards Fort McMurray, Alberta. The round-up includes links to a collection of Landsat satellite images of the burn together with a let out of static maps which convey overlaid the extent of the burn on other locations approximately the world.
Today Environment Canada has released an air character alert warning virtually the misfortunate air character together with reduced visibility caused past times fume from the wildfires. The FireSmoke Smoke Forecasts map could hold upward useful for Alberta residents who are worried virtually the wellness effects from Fort McMurray wildfire smoke.
The Smoke Forecasts map provides fume forecasts for Canada based on the BlueSky Canada system. This organization attempts to predict wildfire fume levels based on meteorological forecasts, wildfire place together with fuel consumption. The FireSmoke Smoke Forecasts map provides hourly fume forecasts for the adjacent 51 hours based on the BlueSky Canada Wildfire Smoke Forecasting System.
FireSmoke does warn that the model is experimental together with is "subject to uncertainties inwards atmospheric condition forecasts, fume dispersion together with burn emissions". You tin read to a greater extent than virtually the BlueSky Canada Wildfire Smoke Forecasting System hither (PDF).
