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Fires in Southeast Australia
A crippling heat wave and st …
2/6/09
Description A crippling heat wave and strong winds in southeastern Australia contributed to an outbreak of forest and grassland fires in Victoria in late January 2009. By January 30, about 5,500 hectares had burned and at least 10 homes had been destroyed, reported the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). The homes were located in a small community near the town of Boolara. Nearly surrounded by wildfire, the town had also run out of water and lost power, said ABC News. This image from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA's Aqua satellite was captured on January 30. A large plume of smoke spreads southward from a fire (outlined in red) that appears to be burning in a small area of forest west of Churchill (a larger town near Boolara) in Victoria's Gippsland region. The forest is dark green in contrast to the surrounding grass or cropland. The fire, says ABC News, started as two blazes in plantation forests in the Strzelecki Ranges. The large version of the scene shows a wider area that includes several other fires. Image credit: Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center Text credit: Rebecca Lindsey, NASA's Earth Observatory
Date 2/6/09
Bushfires in Southeast Austr …
Bushfires in southeastern Au …
2/9/09
Description Bushfires in southeastern Australia turned deadly over the first weekend of February 2009. Out-of-control fires raced into small communities and towns in Victoria, and more than 100 people had died as of February 9, according to news reports. The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC News) reported that many of those who died had remained to protect their homes. Among the most devastated communities were those in the Kinglake area and Marysville. As of February 9, firefighters were expressing concern about the increased activity of the fire around the town of Dederang, southwest of Lake Hume. This image shows the Barry Mountains of central Victoria on February 9, 2009. The image, captured by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA's Aqua satellite,is shown in false color, using visible, near-infrared and shortwave infrared light. Places where the sensor detected active fire are outlined in red. Burned areas are brick red, and places of intense heat -- often a sign of open flame in this kind of image -- are glowing pink. Smoke turns a transparent blue, which makes it easier to see the ground. Fire is a regular occurrence in the forests and grasslands of southeastern Australia, even in the absence of people. In the hot, dry summer months, vegetation dries out, lightning triggers many natural wildfires. However, in the past decade, the area has experienced several severe droughts, and in late January and early February, parts of South Australia, Victoria, and New South Wales were also paralyzed by an exceptional heatwave. Conditions were primed for devastating fires, some of which appear to have been started by lighting and others, according to news reports, by arson. The event was the worst fire disaster in Australia's history. > Labeled image > Photo-like image Image credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, MODIS Rapid Response Team Text credit: Rebecca Lindsey, NASA's Earth Observatory
Date 2/9/09
Fires in Queensland Australi …
Fires burned along the north …
10/8/09
Description Fires burned along the northeastern coast of Australia in early October 2009. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA's Aqua satellite captured this true-color image on October 6, 2009. Fires burn north, south, and inland from the coastal city of Cairns. Smoke from the fires consistently blows inland, toward the east or east-southeast. Red outlines indicate hotspots associated with high surface temperatures. On October 7, 2009, an article in The Courier-Mail warned of significant fire dangers for the coming summer. Rains the previous spring had boosted vegetation growth, but hot temperatures and dry conditions had left that vegetation prone to burning. In addition, the monsoon and cyclone season was expected to arrive a month late. A total of 1,700 fires had been contained in just the previous two weeks. NASA image courtesy MODIS Rapid Response Team, Goddard Space Flight Center. Caption by Michon Scott.
Date 10/8/09
Chlorophyll Concentration Sh …
Title Chlorophyll Concentration Shows Oceanographic Patterns in Great Barrier Reef
Abstract Coral bleaching may be one of the greatest threats to the Great Barrier Reef. Coral bleaching is a stress response that often occurs when the surrounding waters become too warm for the corals. In the stressful situation, the corals expel their brownish zooxanthellae and lose their color. Zooxanthellae are unicellular yellow-brown algae that make it possible for the corals to grow and reproduce quickly enough to create reefs. Without the zooxanthellae, the coral cannot obtain sufficient nourishment. If conditions remain difficult, the corals may die. Major coral bleaching incidents on the Great Barrier Reef in 1998 and 2002 led to widespread death of corals in some areas. Researchers in the Barrier reef of Australia are using NASA's resources to help identify troubled coral.
Completed 2005-02-28
Chlorophyll Concentration Sh …
Title Chlorophyll Concentration Shows Oceanographic Patterns in Great Barrier Reef
Abstract Coral bleaching may be one of the greatest threats to the Great Barrier Reef. Coral bleaching is a stress response that often occurs when the surrounding waters become too warm for the corals. In the stressful situation, the corals expel their brownish zooxanthellae and lose their color. Zooxanthellae are unicellular yellow-brown algae that make it possible for the corals to grow and reproduce quickly enough to create reefs. Without the zooxanthellae, the coral cannot obtain sufficient nourishment. If conditions remain difficult, the corals may die. Major coral bleaching incidents on the Great Barrier Reef in 1998 and 2002 led to widespread death of corals in some areas. Researchers in the Barrier reef of Australia are using NASA's resources to help identify troubled coral.
Completed 2005-02-28
Chlorophyll Concentration Sh …
Title Chlorophyll Concentration Shows Oceanographic Patterns in Great Barrier Reef
Abstract Coral bleaching may be one of the greatest threats to the Great Barrier Reef. Coral bleaching is a stress response that often occurs when the surrounding waters become too warm for the corals. In the stressful situation, the corals expel their brownish zooxanthellae and lose their color. Zooxanthellae are unicellular yellow-brown algae that make it possible for the corals to grow and reproduce quickly enough to create reefs. Without the zooxanthellae, the coral cannot obtain sufficient nourishment. If conditions remain difficult, the corals may die. Major coral bleaching incidents on the Great Barrier Reef in 1998 and 2002 led to widespread death of corals in some areas. Researchers in the Barrier reef of Australia are using NASA's resources to help identify troubled coral.
Completed 2005-02-28
Chlorophyll Concentration Sh …
Title Chlorophyll Concentration Shows Oceanographic Patterns in Great Barrier Reef
Abstract Coral bleaching may be one of the greatest threats to the Great Barrier Reef. Coral bleaching is a stress response that often occurs when the surrounding waters become too warm for the corals. In the stressful situation, the corals expel their brownish zooxanthellae and lose their color. Zooxanthellae are unicellular yellow-brown algae that make it possible for the corals to grow and reproduce quickly enough to create reefs. Without the zooxanthellae, the coral cannot obtain sufficient nourishment. If conditions remain difficult, the corals may die. Major coral bleaching incidents on the Great Barrier Reef in 1998 and 2002 led to widespread death of corals in some areas. Researchers in the Barrier reef of Australia are using NASA's resources to help identify troubled coral.
Completed 2005-02-28
Chlorophyll Concentration Sh …
Title Chlorophyll Concentration Shows Oceanographic Patterns in Great Barrier Reef
Abstract Coral bleaching may be one of the greatest threats to the Great Barrier Reef. Coral bleaching is a stress response that often occurs when the surrounding waters become too warm for the corals. In the stressful situation, the corals expel their brownish zooxanthellae and lose their color. Zooxanthellae are unicellular yellow-brown algae that make it possible for the corals to grow and reproduce quickly enough to create reefs. Without the zooxanthellae, the coral cannot obtain sufficient nourishment. If conditions remain difficult, the corals may die. Major coral bleaching incidents on the Great Barrier Reef in 1998 and 2002 led to widespread death of corals in some areas. Researchers in the Barrier reef of Australia are using NASA's resources to help identify troubled coral.
Completed 2005-02-28
Chlorophyll Concentration Sh …
Title Chlorophyll Concentration Shows Oceanographic Patterns in Great Barrier Reef
Abstract Coral bleaching may be one of the greatest threats to the Great Barrier Reef. Coral bleaching is a stress response that often occurs when the surrounding waters become too warm for the corals. In the stressful situation, the corals expel their brownish zooxanthellae and lose their color. Zooxanthellae are unicellular yellow-brown algae that make it possible for the corals to grow and reproduce quickly enough to create reefs. Without the zooxanthellae, the coral cannot obtain sufficient nourishment. If conditions remain difficult, the corals may die. Major coral bleaching incidents on the Great Barrier Reef in 1998 and 2002 led to widespread death of corals in some areas. Researchers in the Barrier reef of Australia are using NASA's resources to help identify troubled coral.
Completed 2005-02-28
IKONOS and Aqua MODIS Imager …
Title IKONOS and Aqua MODIS Imagery of Southern Great Barrier Reef
Abstract Coral bleaching may be one of the greatest threats to the Great Barrier Reef. Coral bleaching is a stress response that often occurs when the surrounding waters become too warm for the corals. In the stressful situation, the corals expel their brownish zooxanthellae and lose their color. Zooxanthellae are unicellular yellow-brown algae that make it possible for the corals to grow and reproduce quickly enough to create reefs. Without the zooxanthellae, the coral cannot obtain sufficient nourishment. If conditions remain difficult, the corals may die. Major coral bleaching incidents on the Great Barrier Reef in 1998 and 2002 led to widespread death of corals in some areas. Researchers in the Barrier reef of Australia are using NASA's resources to help identify troubled coral.
Completed 2005-02-28
IKONOS and Aqua MODIS Imager …
Title IKONOS and Aqua MODIS Imagery of Southern Great Barrier Reef
Abstract Coral bleaching may be one of the greatest threats to the Great Barrier Reef. Coral bleaching is a stress response that often occurs when the surrounding waters become too warm for the corals. In the stressful situation, the corals expel their brownish zooxanthellae and lose their color. Zooxanthellae are unicellular yellow-brown algae that make it possible for the corals to grow and reproduce quickly enough to create reefs. Without the zooxanthellae, the coral cannot obtain sufficient nourishment. If conditions remain difficult, the corals may die. Major coral bleaching incidents on the Great Barrier Reef in 1998 and 2002 led to widespread death of corals in some areas. Researchers in the Barrier reef of Australia are using NASA's resources to help identify troubled coral.
Completed 2005-02-28
IKONOS and Aqua MODIS Imager …
Title IKONOS and Aqua MODIS Imagery of Southern Great Barrier Reef
Abstract Coral bleaching may be one of the greatest threats to the Great Barrier Reef. Coral bleaching is a stress response that often occurs when the surrounding waters become too warm for the corals. In the stressful situation, the corals expel their brownish zooxanthellae and lose their color. Zooxanthellae are unicellular yellow-brown algae that make it possible for the corals to grow and reproduce quickly enough to create reefs. Without the zooxanthellae, the coral cannot obtain sufficient nourishment. If conditions remain difficult, the corals may die. Major coral bleaching incidents on the Great Barrier Reef in 1998 and 2002 led to widespread death of corals in some areas. Researchers in the Barrier reef of Australia are using NASA's resources to help identify troubled coral.
Completed 2005-02-28
MODIS Sea Surface Temperatur …
Title MODIS Sea Surface Temperature Data Shows Increased Temperatures in Southern Great Barrier Reef
Abstract Coral bleaching may be one of the greatest threats to the Great Barrier Reef. Coral bleaching is a stress response that often occurs when the surrounding waters become too warm for the corals. In the stressful situation, the corals expel their brownish zooxanthellae and lose their color. Zooxanthellae are unicellular yellow-brown algae that make it possible for the corals to grow and reproduce quickly enough to create reefs. Without the zooxanthellae, the coral cannot obtain sufficient nourishment. If conditions remain difficult, the corals may die. Major coral bleaching incidents on the Great Barrier Reef in 1998 and 2002 led to widespread death of corals in some areas. Researchers in the Barrier reef of Australia are using NASA's resources to help identify troubled coral. Currently, the most severe coral bleaching occurs over inshore reefs where the Sea Surface Temperatures are showing increased temperatures.
Completed 2005-02-28
MODIS Sea Surface Temperatur …
Title MODIS Sea Surface Temperature Data Shows Increased Temperatures in Southern Great Barrier Reef
Abstract Coral bleaching may be one of the greatest threats to the Great Barrier Reef. Coral bleaching is a stress response that often occurs when the surrounding waters become too warm for the corals. In the stressful situation, the corals expel their brownish zooxanthellae and lose their color. Zooxanthellae are unicellular yellow-brown algae that make it possible for the corals to grow and reproduce quickly enough to create reefs. Without the zooxanthellae, the coral cannot obtain sufficient nourishment. If conditions remain difficult, the corals may die. Major coral bleaching incidents on the Great Barrier Reef in 1998 and 2002 led to widespread death of corals in some areas. Researchers in the Barrier reef of Australia are using NASA's resources to help identify troubled coral. Currently, the most severe coral bleaching occurs over inshore reefs where the Sea Surface Temperatures are showing increased temperatures.
Completed 2005-02-28
MODIS Sea Surface Temperatur …
Title MODIS Sea Surface Temperature Data Shows Increased Temperatures in Southern Great Barrier Reef
Abstract Coral bleaching may be one of the greatest threats to the Great Barrier Reef. Coral bleaching is a stress response that often occurs when the surrounding waters become too warm for the corals. In the stressful situation, the corals expel their brownish zooxanthellae and lose their color. Zooxanthellae are unicellular yellow-brown algae that make it possible for the corals to grow and reproduce quickly enough to create reefs. Without the zooxanthellae, the coral cannot obtain sufficient nourishment. If conditions remain difficult, the corals may die. Major coral bleaching incidents on the Great Barrier Reef in 1998 and 2002 led to widespread death of corals in some areas. Researchers in the Barrier reef of Australia are using NASA's resources to help identify troubled coral. Currently, the most severe coral bleaching occurs over inshore reefs where the Sea Surface Temperatures are showing increased temperatures.
Completed 2005-02-28
MODIS Sea Surface Temperatur …
Title MODIS Sea Surface Temperature Time Series Data Shows Increased Temperatures in Great Barrier Reef - Wide View
Abstract Coral bleaching may be one of the greatest threats to the Great Barrier Reef. Coral bleaching is a stress response that often occurs when the surrounding waters become too warm for the corals. In the stressful situation, the corals expel their brownish zooxanthellae and lose their color. Zooxanthellae are unicellular yellow-brown algae that make it possible for the corals to grow and reproduce quickly enough to create reefs. Without the zooxanthellae, the coral cannot obtain sufficient nourishment. If conditions remain difficult, the corals may die. Major coral bleaching incidents on the Great Barrier Reef in 1998 and 2002 led to widespread death of corals in some areas. Researchers in the Barrier reef of Australia are using NASA's resources to help identify troubled coral. Currently, the most severe coral bleaching occurs over inshore reefs where the Sea Surface Temperatures are showing increased temperatures.
Completed 2005-02-28
MODIS Sea Surface Temperatur …
Title MODIS Sea Surface Temperature Time Series Data Shows Increased Temperatures in Great Barrier Reef - Wide View
Abstract Coral bleaching may be one of the greatest threats to the Great Barrier Reef. Coral bleaching is a stress response that often occurs when the surrounding waters become too warm for the corals. In the stressful situation, the corals expel their brownish zooxanthellae and lose their color. Zooxanthellae are unicellular yellow-brown algae that make it possible for the corals to grow and reproduce quickly enough to create reefs. Without the zooxanthellae, the coral cannot obtain sufficient nourishment. If conditions remain difficult, the corals may die. Major coral bleaching incidents on the Great Barrier Reef in 1998 and 2002 led to widespread death of corals in some areas. Researchers in the Barrier reef of Australia are using NASA's resources to help identify troubled coral. Currently, the most severe coral bleaching occurs over inshore reefs where the Sea Surface Temperatures are showing increased temperatures.
Completed 2005-02-28
MODIS Sea Surface Temperatur …
Title MODIS Sea Surface Temperature Time Series Data Shows Increased Temperatures in Great Barrier Reef - Wide View
Abstract Coral bleaching may be one of the greatest threats to the Great Barrier Reef. Coral bleaching is a stress response that often occurs when the surrounding waters become too warm for the corals. In the stressful situation, the corals expel their brownish zooxanthellae and lose their color. Zooxanthellae are unicellular yellow-brown algae that make it possible for the corals to grow and reproduce quickly enough to create reefs. Without the zooxanthellae, the coral cannot obtain sufficient nourishment. If conditions remain difficult, the corals may die. Major coral bleaching incidents on the Great Barrier Reef in 1998 and 2002 led to widespread death of corals in some areas. Researchers in the Barrier reef of Australia are using NASA's resources to help identify troubled coral. Currently, the most severe coral bleaching occurs over inshore reefs where the Sea Surface Temperatures are showing increased temperatures.
Completed 2005-02-28
Fires and Smoke in Southeast …
Title Fires and Smoke in Southeast Australia, January 23, 2003
Abstract Aqua's rapid fire gallery features today's image of the fires in Southeast Australia. A state of emergency is still in effect in Canberra, Australia with very hot, dry and windy conditions predicted over the next couple of days. A fire continues to burn in the McIntyre Hut area north-west of Canberra. Another fire, the Gudgenby fire, continues to burn to Canberra's south. There is a total fire ban in force in the region for the next six days.
Completed 2002-01-23
Fires and Smoke in Southeast …
Title Fires and Smoke in Southeast Australia, January 23, 2003
Abstract Aqua's rapid fire gallery features today's image of the fires in Southeast Australia. A state of emergency is still in effect in Canberra, Australia with very hot, dry and windy conditions predicted over the next couple of days. A fire continues to burn in the McIntyre Hut area north-west of Canberra. Another fire, the Gudgenby fire, continues to burn to Canberra's south. There is a total fire ban in force in the region for the next six days.
Completed 2002-01-23
Fires and Smoke in Southeast …
Title Fires and Smoke in Southeast Australia, January 23, 2003
Abstract Aqua's rapid fire gallery features today's image of the fires in Southeast Australia. A state of emergency is still in effect in Canberra, Australia with very hot, dry and windy conditions predicted over the next couple of days. A fire continues to burn in the McIntyre Hut area north-west of Canberra. Another fire, the Gudgenby fire, continues to burn to Canberra's south. There is a total fire ban in force in the region for the next six days.
Completed 2002-01-23
Fires and Smoke in Southeast …
Title Fires and Smoke in Southeast Australia, January 23, 2003
Abstract Aqua's rapid fire gallery features today's image of the fires in Southeast Australia. A state of emergency is still in effect in Canberra, Australia with very hot, dry and windy conditions predicted over the next couple of days. A fire continues to burn in the McIntyre Hut area north-west of Canberra. Another fire, the Gudgenby fire, continues to burn to Canberra's south. There is a total fire ban in force in the region for the next six days.
Completed 2002-01-23
Algal Bloom off Tasmania
Title Algal Bloom off Tasmania
Description The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS [ http://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov ]) on NASA's Aqua [ http://aqua.nasa.gov/ ] and Terra [ http://terra.nasa.gov/ ] satellites helped scientists identify this large algal bloom off the eastern coast of Tasmania. Large blooms have not been detected in the Tasman Sea in the past, and scientists from CSIRO Marine Research, the largest marine research organization in Australia, believe this one resulted from the natural upwelling of nutrients along the island's coast. The bloom is made up of coccolithophores, and is not believed to be harmful to the coastal ecosystem. MODIS imagery, such as the image above, revealed just how large this bloom is. The bloom forms bright blue-green clouds in the water that stretch from Flinders Island in the north down the entire east coast of Tasmania. The color is caused by light reflecting off the chalky outer scales of millions of microscopic coccoliths. The effect is a cloud of bright blue or green water in satellite imagery. In addition to helping scientists identify algal blooms, the MODIS images "provide a valuable interpretation for researchers wanting to understand any impact this species may have in the coastal or offshore environments," said Dr Susan Blackburn, a CSIRO researcher, in a press release [ http://www.marine.csiro.au/media/04releases/27oct04.html ]. The above MODIS image was acquired on October 20, 2004, by NASA's Terra [ http://terra.nasa.gov/ ] satellite. NASA image created by Jesse Allen, Earth Observatory, using data obtained from the NASA Goddard Earth Sciences DAAC.
Floods in Northern Australia
Title Floods in Northern Australia
Description Northern Australia typically experiences two seasons: wet and dry. The six-month rainy season was wrapping up when torrential rains triggered extensive floods in the Northern Territory in early April 2006. Dark rivers of water measuring kilometers across snaked towards the coast on April 8, 2006, top image, to cover land that had been dry one month earlier. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS [ http://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov ]) on NASA's Terra [ http://terra.nasa.gov/ ] satellite captured the top image, while MODIS on the Aqua [ http://aqua.nasa.gov/ ] satellite acquired the lower image. Both images show the northern tip of Australia's Northern Territory in false color to highlight the presence of water. In these images, water is black and dark blue, clouds are pale blue, and vegetation is green. Not only did the rain trigger floods, but it also nourished plants. Vegetation is far denser in the top image than it had been in March.Daily images [ http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/subsets/?Australia2/2006098 ] of Australia are available from the MODIS Rapid Response Team. NASA images courtesy the MODIS Rapid Response Team [ http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov ] at NASA GSFC.
Floods in Northern Australia
Title Floods in Northern Australia
Description Northern Australia typically experiences two seasons: wet and dry. The six-month rainy season was wrapping up when torrential rains triggered extensive floods in the Northern Territory in early April 2006. Dark rivers of water measuring kilometers across snaked towards the coast on April 8, 2006, top image, to cover land that had been dry one month earlier. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS [ http://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov ]) on NASA's Terra [ http://terra.nasa.gov/ ] satellite captured the top image, while MODIS on the Aqua [ http://aqua.nasa.gov/ ] satellite acquired the lower image. Both images show the northern tip of Australia's Northern Territory in false color to highlight the presence of water. In these images, water is black and dark blue, clouds are pale blue, and vegetation is green. Not only did the rain trigger floods, but it also nourished plants. Vegetation is far denser in the top image than it had been in March.Daily images [ http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/subsets/?Australia2/2006098 ] of Australia are available from the MODIS Rapid Response Team. NASA images courtesy the MODIS Rapid Response Team [ http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov ] at NASA GSFC.
Floods in Northwestern Austr …
Title Floods in Northwestern Australia
Description Tropical Cyclone Monty brought heavy rain to drought-stricken regions of Western Australia. While welcome, the rain pushed the Fortescue River over its banks, cutting off a few small communities and isolated homesteads in the rural area. These false-color Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer [ http://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov ] (MODIS) images show the Fortescue River on February 24, 2004, before Monty came ashore, and on March 3, just after the cyclone moved across the area. Blue-green streaks in the image taken on March 3 show where water covers the land. The Fortescue River appears particularly flooded near the coast, where a large fan shape has replaced the slender line water running into the Indian Ocean. The high-resolution images provided above are at MODIS' maximum resolution of 250 meters per pixel. Images courtesy Jesse Allen, based on data from the MODIS Rapid Response Team [ http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov ] at NASA GSFC (March 3) and the EOS Data Pool (February 24).
Floods in Northwestern Austr …
Title Floods in Northwestern Australia
Description Tropical Cyclone Monty brought heavy rain to drought-stricken regions of Western Australia. While welcome, the rain pushed the Fortescue River over its banks, cutting off a few small communities and isolated homesteads in the rural area. These false-color Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer [ http://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov ] (MODIS) images show the Fortescue River on February 24, 2004, before Monty came ashore, and on March 3, just after the cyclone moved across the area. Blue-green streaks in the image taken on March 3 show where water covers the land. The Fortescue River appears particularly flooded near the coast, where a large fan shape has replaced the slender line water running into the Indian Ocean. The high-resolution images provided above are at MODIS' maximum resolution of 250 meters per pixel. Images courtesy Jesse Allen, based on data from the MODIS Rapid Response Team [ http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov ] at NASA GSFC (March 3) and the EOS Data Pool (February 24).
Floods in Northwestern Austr …
Title Floods in Northwestern Australia
Description Tropical Cyclone Monty brought heavy rain to drought-stricken regions of Western Australia. While welcome, the rain pushed the Fortescue River over its banks, cutting off a few small communities and isolated homesteads in the rural area. These false-color Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer [ http://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov ] (MODIS) images show the Fortescue River on February 24, 2004, before Monty came ashore, and on March 3, just after the cyclone moved across the area. Blue-green streaks in the image taken on March 3 show where water covers the land. The Fortescue River appears particularly flooded near the coast, where a large fan shape has replaced the slender line water running into the Indian Ocean. The high-resolution images provided above are at MODIS' maximum resolution of 250 meters per pixel. Images courtesy Jesse Allen, based on data from the MODIS Rapid Response Team [ http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov ] at NASA GSFC (March 3) and the EOS Data Pool (February 24).
Biomass Burning in Eastern A …
Title Biomass Burning in Eastern Australia
Description Australia has suffered through one of the most severe droughts in its recorded history over the past few months. Compounded by a strong El Ni¤o, 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 (red dots) burning on January 7, 2003. Image courtesy Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC
Bushfires in Northern Austra …
Title Bushfires in Northern Australia
Description Severe fire weather was hampering firefighters' efforts to keep bush fires under control in Northern Territory in early October 2007. Bush fires that had been burning for several weeks in remote areas were starting to approach property, according to news reports [ http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/09/30/2047243.htm ] from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. This image of northern Australia from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) [ http://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov ] on NASA's Aqua [ http://aqua.nasa.gov ] satellite shows the location and extent of fires (outlined in red) on September 30, 2007. The large image provided above has a spatial resolution (level of detail) of 250 meters per pixel. The MODIS Rapid Response Team provides twice-daily images of Australia in additional resolutions and formats via a clickable map. [ http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/subsets/ ] NASA image courtesy the MODIS Rapid Response Team, [ http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov ] Goddard Space Flight Center
Bushfires in Northern Territ …
Title Bushfires in Northern Territory, Australia
Description In Australia's Northern Territory, dozens of large bushfires were churning out clouds of smoke on September 18, 2007, when the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) [ http://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov ] on NASA's Aqua [ http://aqua.nasa.gov ] satellite captured this image. Places where the sensor detected actively burning fires are marked in red. Although some of these fires may be accidental, others are probably intentional burns set by people to clear brush on grazing or other agricultural lands. The large image provided above has a spatial resolution (level of detail) of 250 meters per pixel. The MODIS Rapid Response Team provides twice-daily [ http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/subsets/?Australia2 ] images of the region in additional resolutions. NASA image courtesy the MODIS Rapid Response Team, [ http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov ] Goddard Space Flight Center
Bushfires in South Australia
Title Bushfires in South Australia
Description Intense, fast-moving bushfires raced across the Eyre Peninsula in south-central Australia on January 11, 2005. Driven by strong winds, the bushfires raced toward the sea in a devastating wall of flames. Some who were trying to escape the fire in their cars were overcome by flames. Others were forced to swim out into the sea and were rescued by helicopter. This pair of images shows the huge fire and a thick cloud of smoke on January 11, 2005, captured in images from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA?s Aqua satellite. The top image is a natural-color, photo-like image, while the bottom image is made with MODIS' observations in both visible and infrared wavelengths. Places where MODIS detected actively burning fire are outlined in red. In the false-color infrared image, areas of bright pink within the fire perimeter are places of intense flaming. The high-resolution image provided above has a spatial resolution of 250 meters per pixel. The MODIS Rapid Response System provides theses images at additional resolutions. Image courtesy the MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA-Goddard Space Flight Center
Bushfires in Western Austral …
Title Bushfires in Western Australia
Description Large bushfires in Western Australia were churning out smoke when the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) [ http://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov ] on NASA's Aqua [ http://aqua.nasa.gov ] satellite captured this image on September 5, 2007. Fires (locations marked in red) spread smoke over a broad area, from Eighty Mile Beach to Collier Bay. According to news reports from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, no lives or residences were threatened by the fires, but the smoke was creating a driving hazard along coastal highways. The large image provided above has a spatial resolution (level of detail) of 250 meters per pixel. The MODIS Rapid Response Team provides twice-daily [ http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/subsets/?Australia1 ] images of the region in additional resolutions. NASA image courtesy the MODIS Rapid Response Team, [ http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov ] Goddard Space Flight Center
Bushfires Raging in Southeas …
Title Bushfires Raging in Southeast Australia
Description This true-color Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) image from the Aqua satellite shows multiple large bushfires in southeast Australia on January 12, 2003. Fires are marked with red. This concentration of fires is located in the Great Dividing Range Mountains at the border of New South Wales (north) and Victoria (south). The northernmost fires are burning in the Kosciuszko National Park in southern New South Wales. Gusty winds and high temperatures have hampered containment efforts, and the smoke is beginning to pose a health hazard. Across the Bass Strait, a large fire is burning on Flinders Island. Image courtesy Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC
Bushfires Raging in Southeas …
Title Bushfires Raging in Southeast Australia
Description Smoke billows out over the Pacific Ocean from raging bushfires in southeast Australia. This image of the fires (red dots) was captured by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on the Aqua satellite on January 21, 2003, around 3:00 p.m. local time. Image courtesy Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC
Bushfires Raging in Southeas …
Title Bushfires Raging in Southeast Australia
Description Fires continue to burn out of control in southern New South Wales, Australia on January 16, 2003. This true-color Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) image was acquired by the Aqua satellite and shows active fires marked with red dots. The fires are producing a lot of smoke, which is blowing southeast in this image. Image courtesy Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC
Bushfires Raging in Southeas …
Title Bushfires Raging in Southeast Australia
Description A change in the wind direction has shifted the smoke billowing from bushfires in southeast Australia from east to west. This true-color Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) image from the Aqua satellite on January 23, 2003, shows the fires (red dots) burning near the New South Wales-Victoria border. The change in wind direction has allowed fire fighters to employ a technique called back burning, protecting several towns in the region. When the wind is pushing a fire in one direction, it can be dangerous for firefighters to get too close to the advancing fire in an attempt to create a control line, for example, by digging a fire break. But when the wind changes direction, often pushing the fire back the way it came, firefighters can establish a control line in relative safety aware from the fire front, and then intentionally burn the vegetation between the control line and fire. The intentional burn will then "chase" the main fire, clearing the vegetation and creating a zone of relative safety for the firefighters for when the winds resume their previous course. Image courtesy Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC
Bushfires Raging in Southeas …
Title Bushfires Raging in Southeast Australia
Description On January 19, 2003, the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) sensors on the Aqua and Terra satellites captured a series of images of the fires in southeast Australia and the plume of smoke wafting thousands of kilometers out over the Pacific Ocean. This composite image is made up of four alternating Terra and Aqua images: Terra/Aqua/Terra/Aqua (left to right). Terra is the morning satellite, so its images were acquired first. Since the satellites collect data from east to west, Terra acquired the third segment of the image, showing South Island of New Zealand first, and then a few hours later, the first segment, showing the coast of Australia. The Aqua images came next, again from east to west, so that the far right segment, showing North Island of New Zealand, came first, and the second segment, showing the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Australia, came last. Over the ocean, you can see the direction of the sunglint change based on the different orbital geometry: in the Terra image, the sunglint runs northeast-southwest, for Aqua it runs northwest-southeast. Image courtesy Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC
Bushfires Raging in Southeas …
Title Bushfires Raging in Southeast Australia
Description On February 2, 2003, the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on the Aqua satellite detected fires (red dots) still burning in southeast Australia. A shroud of smoke hangs over Victoria and stretches out over the Bass Strait. These fires have been burning for about one month. Image courtesy Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC
Bushfires Raging in Southeas …
Title Bushfires Raging in Southeast Australia
Description Bushfires rage on in southeast Australia on January 25, 2003. Smoke is covering the southeastern corner of the continent and reaching out over the Pacific Ocean in this true-color Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) from the Aqua satellite. At top center, a large cluster of fires is burning northwest of Sydney, whose metropolitan area makes a mushroom-shaped clearing in the forests. At the bottom left of the image, several fires (red dots) have been detected on Tasmania, contributing to the regional haze. According to reports from Tuesday, January 28 (southeast Australia local time), light rain in parts of Victoria over the weekend provided only a brief pause to the steadily spreading bushfires, and weather conditions were expected to become increasingly favorable for fire activity by mid-week. Image courtesy Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC
Bushfires Raging in Southeas …
Title Bushfires Raging in Southeast Australia
Description Firefighters in southeast Australia got a small break over the weekend of Jan. 25, as cool, damp weather gave an opportunity for fire control lines to be established around many threatened communities. Conditions are expected to become dangerous by mid-week, with temperatures over 100 degrees Fahrenheit and gusty winds. So far the blazes in Victoria and New South Wales have scorched more than 1 million acres. This true-color Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) image from the Aqua satellite on January 28, 2003, shows the fires marked in red. Image courtesy Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC
Bushfires Raging in Southeas …
Title Bushfires Raging in Southeast Australia
Description The smoke plume from fires in southeast Australia was 300 kilometers (186 miles) wide in places and more than 877 kilometers (545 miles) long on February 4, 2003. Fires have been burning out of control in the region for several weeks, even invading urban areas such as Canberra, the nation's capital. This true-color Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) image was captured by the Aqua satellite. The high-resolution image provided above is 500 meters per pixel. The MODIS Rapid Response System provides this image at MODIS' maximum spatial resolution of 250 meters. Image courtesy Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC
Floods in Western Australia
Title Floods in Western Australia
Description As cyclones go, Cyclone Emma [ http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/natural_hazards_v2.php 3?img_id=13385 ] was weak, forming just before coming ashore with winds gusting to less than 90 kilometers per hour (56 miles per hour). The storm did, however, drape itself over the whole of Western Australia on March 1, 2006, bringing a deluge of rain. In the midst of its wet season, the region was already soggy when Emma came ashore, and the storm's heavy rains triggered widespread flooding. Water spilled out of river basins and filled seasonal lakes across the state on March 2, when the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS [ http://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov ]) on NASA's Aqua [ http://aqua.nasa.gov/ ] satellite took the top image. In this image, the rivers and streams in the Murchison and Gascoyne River Basins have expanded into satiny ribbons of dark blue, with pale blue streaks formed by muddy channels. These rivers are in central Western Australia, east of Shark Bay and well inland from where the storm first struck, but similar floods are apparent throughout the state in the large image. In the ten days that passed between when the top and the bottom images were taken, plants have clearly flourished with the late summer rains. The brushes of green on the arid tan and pink landscape expanded, particularly around the rivers, which almost appear to be glowing in a halo of green by March 2. Popcorn clouds drifting over the flood region are pale blue in this false-color satellite image. NASA image created by Jesse Allen, Earth Observatory, using data obtained from the MODIS Rapid Response team and the Goddard Earth Sciences DAAC.
Bushfires Raging in Southeas …
Title Bushfires Raging in Southeast Australia
Description Cloudy skies hint at improving conditions for firefighters battling out-of-control blazes in southeast Australia. This true-color Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) image from the Aqua satellite on Feb. 6, 2003, shows active fires (red dots) still choking the air with smoke. Millions of acres have been scorched by these fires, which have been burning for about a month. The high-resolution image provided above is 500 meters per pixel. The MODIS Rapid Response System provides this image at MODIS? maximum spatial resolution of 250 meters. Image courtesy Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC
Floods in Western Australia
Title Floods in Western Australia
Description The largest flood on record on Australia's Murchison River was expected to peak at the river's mouth on March 16, 2006, reported the Australian Broadcasting Corporation [ http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200603/s1592969.htm ]. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS [ http://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov ]) on NASA's Aqua [ http://aqua.nasa.gov/ ] satellite captured the top image on the afternoon of March 16. On the right side of the image, the upper reaches of the Murchison River are clearly flooded with a wide blue band expanding out from the river's normal banks. As it enters Kalbarri National Park, the river winds through deep gorges that prevented it from spreading out. Only when it reaches the coast is the river wide again. A bright blue fan of sediment pours from the mouth of the river where mud-laden flood water is draining into the Indian Ocean. The river overflowed after Cyclone Emma inundated the basin with heavy rain on March 1. The excess water took 15 days to drain to the ocean. The floods near the shore threatened the city of Kalbarri, which sits just south of the river. The floods may also have caused damage to Kalbarri National Park, which is centered around the river and the 80 kilometers of gorges it has cut in the red rock. Even without superimposed borders, the park's southern boundary is clearly evident in this image. To the south of the river, a stark line separates the green park from the tan and pink land outside the park. The park's western border is the Indian Ocean. The park's northern and eastern borders are not visible. The MODIS Rapid Response System provides daily images [ http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/subsets/?Australia4/2006075 ] of Western Australia. NASA images courtesy the MODIS Rapid Response Team [ http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov ] at NASA GSFC.
Forest Fire in Southwest Aus …
Title Forest Fire in Southwest Australia
Description This Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) image from the Aqua satellite on March 13, 2003, shows a large forest fire (marked in red) and smoky skies over the southern Australia coast. Image courtesy Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC
Cyclone Harvey Moves Over Au …
Title Cyclone Harvey Moves Over Australia
Description This image from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA?s Aqua satellite shows Cyclone Harvey in the Gulf of Carpentaria at 4:30 UTC on February 7, 2005. At the time this image was taken, Harvey had maximum sustained winds of 58 mph (50 knots) with maximum gusts near 75 mph (65 knots) and was moving towards the southwest at 15 mph (13 knots). The cyclone was expected to impact the coast on Monday afternoon (local time) near the border between the Northern Territory and Queensland. In this image, the grey borderline runs to the coast, showing just how close the center of the storm is to making landfall. NASA image courtesy the MODIS Rapid Response Team [ http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov ] at NASA GSFC. The image is available in additional resolutions [ http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/subsets/?Australia2/2005038/Australia2.2005038.aqua ].
Cyclone Harvey Moves Over Au …
Title Cyclone Harvey Moves Over Australia
Description This image from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA?s Aqua satellite shows Cyclone Harvey in the Gulf of Carpentaria at 4:30 UTC on February 7, 2005. At the time this image was taken, Harvey had maximum sustained winds of 58 mph (50 knots) with maximum gusts near 75 mph (65 knots) and was moving towards the southwest at 15 mph (13 knots). The cyclone was expected to impact the coast on Monday afternoon (local time) near the border between the Northern Territory and Queensland. NASA image courtesy the MODIS Rapid Response Team [ http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov ] at NASA GSFC. The image is available in additional resolutions [ http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/subsets/?Australia2/2005038/Australia2.2005038.aqua ].
Cyclone Ingrid
Title Cyclone Ingrid
Description Cyclone Ingrid continues to build steam as it skims the coast of Australia's Northern Territory. The storm formed on March 6, 2005, in the Coral Sea, east of Australia. On March 9 and 10, it crossed the Cape York Peninsula, all but disintegrating over land. But when Ingrid reached the Gulf of Carpentaria, it re-formed into a Category 4 cyclone. The storm is now in the Timor Sea, and is expected to maintain its current intensity until it comes ashore over Kimberley, Australia. According to the Joint Typhoon Warning Center, the storm had winds of 213 kilometers per hour (132 mph) with gusts to 260 kph (160 mph) about the time this image was acquired on March 14, 2005. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS [ http://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov ]) on NASA's Aqua [ http://aqua.nasa.gov/ ] satellite captured this true-color image of the storm. NASA image created by Jesse Allen, Earth Observatory, using data provided courtesy of the MODIS Rapid Response team.
Cyclone Ingrid
Title Cyclone Ingrid
Description Cyclone Ingrid was just below Category-5-strength status when the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS [ http://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov ]) on NASA?s Aqua [ http://aqua.nasa.gov/ ] satellite captured this image on March 8, 2005. The storm is steadily bearing down on Australia?s Cape York Peninsula, where residents are under a cyclone warning. Storms of this magnitude are unusual in the Coral Sea, according to the Australian Bureau of Meteorology, the last storm of this size to strike northern Queensland came ashore in 1918. Ingrid had winds of 240 kilometers per hour (150 mph) with gusts to 296 kph (184 mph), and was moving west at 8 kilometers per hour (5 mph) when this image was taken. The image reveals Ingrid?s large, clear eye, through which dark ocean water is clearly visible. The storm is expected to move ashore early on March 9, local time. NASA image courtesy Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team [ http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov ] at NASA GSFC. The image is available in additional resolutions.
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