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Wildfire smoke decreases in Southeastern U.S. on Sunday, increases on Monday

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Satellite photo from November 20 showing plumes of wildfire smoke that were smaller than those observed last week. NASA.

Above: Satellite photo from Sunday afternoon, November 20, showing plumes of smoke.  

The amount of smoke created by wildfires in the southeastern United States decreased on Sunday. In satellite photos from last week smoke could be seen that covered large portions of South Carolina, Georgia, and North Carolina. However as you can see in the photo below, the smoke increased on Monday.

The amount and location of the smoke varies depending on the wind direction and the fire activity. It is difficult to predict more than a day in advance the quantity and location of smoke.

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Satellite photo from November 21 showing wildfire smoke. NASA

Below are maps predicting air quality information and the location of smoke for today, November 21.

Air Quality Index prediction
Air Quality Index prediction for November 21, 2016. AirNow.
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Forecast for wildfire smoke at 6 p.m. ET, November 21, 2016. Created at 6 a.m. ET, November 21, 2016. NOAA.

For the latest articles at Wildfire Today about how smoke from the wildfires is affecting various locations in the South, check out the articles tagged “smoke”.

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