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Data acquired October 26 - 26, 2002 750 x 1000 162 KB - JPEG
Data acquired October 26 - 26, 2002 1500 x 2000 538 KB - JPEG
Data acquired October 26 - 26, 2002 3000 x 4000 1 MB - JPEG
News reports from New South Wales, Australia, indicate that fire danger is high across the region and that as of October 7, 2002, 70 fires were burning across the state, 20 of which were out of control. These true-color Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) images were acquired by the Terra and Aqua MODIS instruments beginning on October 8, 2002, and show numerous fires (red dots) and heavy smoke, especially along the coast between Brisbane and Sydney. The fires burning in Sydney’s suburbs have already destroyed 10 homes. Fires continued to burn throughout the fall and into winter 2003.
Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC
Published November 16, 2002 Data acquired October 26 - 26, 2002