The biggest wildfire threat isn't the fire -- it's the smoke.
In 2021, 10 fires burned 2M acres. The smoke? 7.5M km2 -- larger than the US -- with AQI hitting 500 over 2,000 miles from the flames.
https://www.disasteraware.com/news-event/wildfire-smoke-intelligence-biggest-threat-isnt-fire
Ten fires, 2 million acres burned — but the smoke covered 7.5 million km². DisasterAWARE's smoke intelligence fuses satellite, atmospheric models, and sensor data into actionable air quality intelligence.
