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AirNow Fire and Smoke Map: Wildfire smoke and air quality across the United States. Electricity Maps: Live carbon intensity and power sources of electricity grids worldwide.

AirNow Fire and Smoke MapElectricity Maps
CategoryEarthquake, Fire & Disaster MapsInfrastructure & Energy Maps
CoverageUnited StatesWorldwide
UpdatesLive / real timeLive / real time
Data sourceEPA monitors, PurpleAir sensors, NOAA smoke dataGrid operators and transmission system data
Made byUS EPA and US Forest ServiceElectricity Maps
PriceFreeFree
AccountNo account neededNo account needed
On phonesWorks well on phonesWorks well on phones
Map viewFlat mapFlat map
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What you can do with AirNow Fire and Smoke Map

  • Air quality from monitors and sensors
  • Smoke plume layer
  • Fire locations

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What you can do with Electricity Maps

  • Live carbon intensity by grid zone
  • Electricity mix by source
  • Power imports and exports
  • History

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