A satellite image showing smoke from wildfires blanketing the vast spaces of Alaska picked up by the NASA-NOAA Suomi NPP satellite, July 1, 2022, in Earth Orbit. Intense fires burning in June and July were located in the southern and interior regions of the state, but southeasterly winds pushed smoke into the far north as well.

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Size: 5000px × 3333px
Location: Alaska, USA
Photo credit: © NASA Photo / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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