New smoke maps available

Google Earth’s current events-based mapping now includes wildfire and smoke reports from the Southern Research Station Smoke Management Team at the Center for Forest Disturbance Science in Georgia. Click here to access the map

Parts of Florida, Georgia and other areas in the Southeast have been battling wildfires and smoke for more than a month. The mash-up Google Earth map is updated hourly and can give residents graphical information about air quality in the affected areas.

The Google Earth-compatible maps are available through the Southern Resource High Resolution Modeling Consortium Web site at http://shrmc.ggy.uga.edu/ge/.