Best and Worst Time to Start a Fire

Land managers in the Kimberley region of Australia set low-intensity, controlled fires early in the dry season to protect from destructive blazes later in the year.

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NASA images by Jeff Schmaltz, LANCE/EOSDIS MODIS Rapid Response. Caption by Adam Voiland.

Published April 12, 2013
Data acquired April 10, 2013

Source:

Aqua > MODIS

Collection:

MODIS Rapid Response