Fires in Western Australia (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

Fires in Western Australia

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In Western Australia, the wet season occurs between December and March and the dry season between May and October. The reversals of prevailing winds in the two season drives the shift from wet to dry and back.

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NASA image courtesy Jeff Schmaltz LANCE/EOSDIS MODIS Rapid Response Team, GSFC. Caption by Adam Voiland and Lynn Jenner

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