SourceSmoke Blankets Oregon - NASA Science
Residents face evacuation orders and hazardous air quality across eastern Oregon. Large-scale burns threaten community safety and public health due to widespread smoke.
- Lightning storms on July 15, 2026 ignited dozens of wildland fires in central and eastern Oregon.
- NASA's Aqua satellite captured extensive smoke plumes streaming northeast on July 26, 2026.
- More than 10,000 firefighters battled blazes that burned over 1 million acres in Oregon.
- U.S. wildfire burned area exceeded 4 million acres by late July 2026.