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Heat Blankets Australia, Fuels Bushfires

An early summer heatwave contributed to the country’s already active fire season.


NASA Earth Observatory images by Wanmei Liang, using GEOS data from the Global Modeling and Assimilation Office at NASA GSFC and Landsat data from the U.S. Geological Survey. Story by Emily Cassidy.

Published December 20, 2023
Data acquired December 16 - 17, 2023

Sources:
Landsat 8 > OLI
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