Eastern Canada continues to burn, and the effect of the wildfires is clear from space.
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Providence, Rhode Island, seen from space on May 31 and June 6, 2023, by satellites operated by California company Planet. The before-and-after views show the impact of smoke from Canadian wildfires. The smoke has degraded the quality of surface-level air that tens of millions of people breathe and has caused significant disruptions to U.S. air travel, with at least 330 flights across the country delayed or canceled, according to
. And the effect is so extreme it can even be seen from space, affecting the view of satellites designed to study our planet.
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