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BUSHFIRES RAGE IN AUSTRALIA - Jan. 22, 2003
Bushfires in southeast Australia are burning out of control, threatening farmland, livestock, and homes in Victoria and New South Wales, Australia. More than 500 homes have been destroyed, and several towns have fires within one or two kilometers of the city limits. Erratic winds push the fires, some of which have been burning for weeks, one way and then another, frustrating and exhausting the hundreds of firefighters battling the blazes. This Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) image of the fires (red dots) was acquired January 22, 2003, around 11:30 a.m. local time.
Image courtesy MODIS Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC
FIRES IN AUSTRALIA - Jan. 13, 2003
This true-color Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) imagefrom the Aqua satellite shows multiple large bushfires in southeastAustralia on January 12, 2003. Fires are marked with red. This concentrationof fires is located in the Great Dividing Range Mountains at the border ofNew South Wales (north) and Victoria (south). The northernmost fires areburning in the Kosciuszko National Park in southern New South Wales. Gustywinds and high temperatures have hampered containment efforts, and the smokeis beginning to pose a health hazard. Across the Bass Strait, a large fireis burning on Flinders Island.
Image courtesy: MODIS Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC
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