How Widespread was the Australian Heatwave?

Satellite observations of land surface temperatures show a continent broiling under record-setting mid-summer heat.

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NASA Earth Observatory image by Jesse Allen, using data from the Land Processes Distributed Active Archive Center (LPDAAC). Caption by Michael Carlowicz.

Published January 23, 2013
Data acquired January 1 - 8, 2013

Source:

Aqua > MODIS