Fires in eastern Australia

Fires in eastern Australia

  • Credit:

    Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC

Australia has suffered through one of the most severe droughts in its recorded history over the past few months. Compounded by a strong El Niño, the dry season has resulted in major crop losses and widespread wildfires across the continent. This Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) image of eastern Australia shows active fires burning on January 7, 2003.

Images & Animations

File

File Dimensions

  • 700x900
  • JPEG 247 KB
  • 1100x1400
  • JPEG 515 KB
  • 2200x2800
  • JPEG 2 MB
  • 4400x5600
  • JPEG 5 MB

Metadata

  • Sensor:

    Aqua - MODIS

  • Data Date:

    January 7 - 7, 2003

  • Visualization Date:

    January 7, 2003
Share
NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration