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B.C. Wildfires Send Smoke Skyward

Lightning likely ignited several large fires that sent smoke pouring over the Canadian province in early September 2025.

This image originally appeared in the NASA Earth Observatory story B.C. Wildfires Send Smoke Skyward.

NASA Earth Observatory image by Wanmei Liang, using MODIS data from NASA EOSDIS LANCE and GIBS/Worldview. Story by Kathryn Hansen.

Published September 3, 2025
Data acquired September 2, 2025

Source:: Aqua > MODIS