According to CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), smoke from the Canadian wildfires has moved across the North Atlantic and passed Greenland. This may cause the sky to appear more reddish, especially at sunset.
With the arrival of summer, there are once again forest fires in Canada.
The forest fires in Canada can be seen in this country, where the smoke from the fires has already reached Greenland. As a result, the sun may appear more reddish at sunrise and sunset. This is according to CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), which monitors the air and atmosphere’s content of pollutants on behalf of the EU.
CAMS reports that smoke from the forest fires in Canada has already passed through areas such as Qaanaaq, Upernavik and Nuuk.
In addition, Nuuk and Tasiilaq are expected to be more affected in the coming days as the smoke mass continues its journey eastward.
– We see in our data that there is typically increased fire activity from spring to summer in Canada, says Mark Parrington, senior researcher at CAMS.
Although the smoke may be visible and may also color the sky, it moves in high air layers and does not significantly affect air quality at ground level, CAMS emphasizes.
The most extensive fires are currently taking place in the Canadian provinces of Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Ontario.