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Which wildfire smoke plumes are hazardous? New satellite tech can map them in 3D for air quality alerts at neighborhood scale
The altitude of the smoke matters. If a plume is high in the atmosphere, it won’t affect the air people breathe – it simply floats by far overhead. But when smoke plumes are close to the surface, people are breathing in wildfire chemicals and tiny particles.
April marks peak wildfire season in New Jersey. About 7,000 acres of the state’s forests are damaged or destroyed each year, by an average of 1,500 wildfires.
A New Jersey forest fire likely started by an illegal, unattended campfire had spread to at least 13,500 acres by Tuesday — and is threatening to be the Garden State’s biggest wildfire in 15 ...
CHATSWORTH, N.J. (AP) — A fast-moving wildfire engulfing part of New Jersey's Pine Barrens has not resulted in any injuries, officials said, though it ...
New Jersey wildfire risk raised to "high" 00:58 New Jersey fire officials are preparing for what could be a very active wildfire season. After an especially busy fall last year, the ...
Overall, New Jersey's forest fire service reported about 10 separate wildfires in different parts of the state over the past week, including one in Englewood Cliffs, ...
New Jersey environmental officials warn of increased wildfire risk as drought conditions persist, with state fire services already reporting a 266% increase in acres burned compared to last ...
A wildfire that tore through a New Jersey town on Sunday afternoon burned more than 170 acres and left one firefighter hospitalized in critical condition, authorities said. CNN values your ...
The New Jersey Forest Fire Service is making progress in containing a wildfire burning in the area of Notch Road in Rockaway Twp., Morris County. SIZE & CONTAINMENT 🔥 140 acres ...
A motorcyclist was killed in a fiery crash Tuesday on Interstate 80 that caused a nearly five-acre brush fire, authorities ...
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