Smoke around the Canadian Maritime Provinces

Satellite
Canada
SeaWiFS Project, NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, ORBIMAGE

The smoke from the fires in Alberta has been drawn into nearly a complete circle around the Canadian Maritime Provinces by a low pressure system over the area. The brownish smoke ring has a diameter of roughly 1300 kilometers.

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Smoke around the Canadian Maritime Provinces