Australia Fires From Space December 2019
At least 25 people have been killed and more than 63000 square miles burned since the fires began in September 2019.
Australia fires from space december 2019. How heat and drought turned Australia into a tinderbox see the devastation of Australias summer of fire from space. TOPSHOT - This photo taken on December 10 2019 shows a firefighter conducting back-burning measures to secure residential areas from encroaching bushfires. NASAs Terra satellite captured this image of the fires and the smoke pouring off the edge of Australia and into the southern Pacific Ocean on Nov.
Close to 11 million hectares 27. NASAs Aqua satellite used its Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer to capture this view of wildfires raging on Australias eastern coast on Dec. The smoke and ash from the fires also packed a powerful punch.
However it was reported in mid-January that the main cause of the December 2019 fires in Tasmania was arson with a Tasmanian Fire Service spokesperson quoted as saying Approximately 21000 of the 35000 hectares burnt is a result of deliberately lit fires. Smoke from these fires can clearly been seen in imagery captured by the Himawari-8 satellite. Roads have been closed in South Australia.
Climate change has already increased the likelihood of severe fire events such as the 20192020 fire season by at least 30 percent SN. Bateman Bay Australia on December 31 2019. Sentinel 2ESA The scope of the fires is hard to comprehend.
A satellite image of Batemans Bay from December 31 2019. And severe fire seasons are likely to become more common in southeastern Australia with ongoing climate change. The wildfires were fueled by.
Instrument TROPOMI on the European Space Agencys. The wildfires were fueled by. The large brownish areas depict burned vegetation and provide an idea of the size of the area affected by the fires here the brown strip running through the image has a width of approximately 50 km and stretches for at least 100 km along the Australian east coast.