Natural gas flaring cloud plumes across the North Slope of Alaska
Suomi-NPP VIIRS Visible (0.64 µm) images (above) revealed numerous cloud plumes that were emanating from natural gas flaring sources at oil drilling sites across the North Slope of Alaska on 08 February 2022. Surface air temperatures were around -50°F in that area, with Deadhorse setting a daily record low of -53°F.A sequence of Suomi-NPP... Read More