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	Fires In Alaska and Northern Canada Thick smoke covered much of central Alaska on June 30, 2004, when the Sea-viewing Wide Field-of-view Sensor (SeaWiFS) on the Orbview-2 satellite captured this image. The tan smoke is being swept west over the Bering Strait and into Russia. The United States Environmental Protection Agency issued an air quality alert for over 80,000 people in Alaska’s interior, north of the Alaskan range. In the center of the affected region is the city of Fairbanks, where the air quality has received a “hazardous” rating—the most serious level on the EPA’s six point air quality index. At such levels, visibilities are one-half mile or less, and residents are urged to remain indoors. For more information, please visit the EPA’s AIRNow site. Image courtesy the SeaWiFS Project, NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, and ORBIMAGE Recommend this Image to a Friend Fires: Topic Home | Archive | Related Links Natural Hazards Home | Section FAQ		Where in the World Image Posted July 01, 2004 Satellite & Sensor OrbView-2- SeaWiFS Other Images for this Event     Posted: Sep 07, 2004     Posted: Aug 24, 2004     Posted: Aug 19, 2004     Posted: Aug 17, 2004     Posted: Aug 12, 2004     Posted: Jul 19, 2004     Posted: Jul 15, 2004     Posted: Jul 15, 2004     Posted: Jul 13, 2004     Posted: Jul 12, 2004     Posted: Jul 06, 2004     Posted: Jul 02, 2004     Posted: Jul 01, 2004     Posted: Jul 01, 2004     Posted: Jul 01, 2004     Posted: Jun 30, 2004     Posted: Jun 30, 2004     Posted: Jun 29, 2004     Posted: Jun 28, 2004     Posted: Jun 28, 2004     Posted: Jun 25, 2004     Posted: Jun 24, 2004     Posted: Jun 23, 2004     Posted: Jun 22, 2004     Posted: Jun 21, 2004 Fires Latest Events Fires in Oregon and Northern California Fire in the Kalahari Fires in Mozambique, Zimbabwe, and South Africa Fires in Central South America Fires in Idaho Bushfires in Northern Territory, Australia

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