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Which wildfire smoke plumes are hazardous? New satellite tech can map them in 3D for air quality alerts at neighborhood scale

  • Written by Jun Wang, Professor of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, University of Iowa
Which wildfire smoke plumes are hazardous? New satellite tech can map them in 3D for air quality alerts at neighborhood scaleSmoke from Canadian wildfires prompted air quality alerts in Chicago as it blanketed the city on June 5, 2025.Scott Olson/Getty Images

Canada is facing another dangerous wildfire season, with burning forests sending smoke plumes across the provinces and into the U.S. again. The pace of the 2025 fires is reminiscent of the record-breaking 2023...

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