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Bushfires in South Western Australia

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Bushfires in South Western Australia

image: A major bushfire that was captured by the Aqua satellite on Sept. 22, 2015 is located in the No. 64 State Forest of Western Australia. Other bushfires show up in this satellite image, but none are putting out as much thick smoke as the one in No. 64 State Forest. The Sentinel Hotspots map on the Australian Government's Geoscience website show that this fire started (or was detected) six to 24 hours ago. There does not seem to be any news on this fire other than its detection by the Aqua satellite.

This natural-color satellite image was collected by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) aboard the Aqua satellite. Actively burning areas, detected by MODIS's thermal bands, are outlined in red. view more 

Credit: NASA image courtesy Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response Team. Caption: NASA/Goddard, Lynn Jenner


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