RT by @CopernicusEU: Wildfire season has arrived in full force in Canada, prompting evacuation orders and alerts in several towns in British Columbia and Alberta due to the danger of uncontrolled blazes.

@esa's World Fire Atlas is using
@CopernicusEU #Sentinel3 radiometer to measure thermal infrared radiation which is used to detect the fires: https://esa.int/Applications/Observing_the_Earth/Copernicus/Canada_s_wildfire_season_begins

[2024-05-17 06:28 UTC]