Huge smoke clouds and high carbon monoxide concentrations produced by wildfires in Brazil
Image credit: Copernicus EU/Sentinel-5P, ADAM Platform/Antonio Vecoli
Wildfires in Brazil are producing huge smoke clouds and high carbon monoxide concentrations, as shown in the Copernicus/Sentinel-5P image acquired on September 1, 2022.
The plume is about 4 000 km (2 500 miles) long.
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