Australia Fires From Space December 2019
Sydney is encircled by huge bush fires that shroud it in smoke on 21 December 2019.
Australia fires from space december 2019. A satellite image of Batemans Bay from December 31 2019. Close to 11 million hectares 27. Homes and forcing residents.
Catastrophic conditions threatening townships and. The wildfires were fueled by. The smoke flames and burn scars can be seen clearly in the image shown here which was captured on 31 December 2019.
Guardian Australia can reveal 2019 is likely to be a standout year for the number of bushfires that generate giant thunderstorm clouds known as pyrocumulonimbus or pyroCBs. How heat and drought turned Australia into a tinderbox see the devastation of Australias summer of fire from space. The smoke and ash from the fires also packed a powerful punch.
Smoke from these fires can clearly been seen in imagery captured by the Himawari-8 satellite. Roads have been closed in South Australia. At least 25 people have been killed and more than 63000 square miles burned since the fires began in September 2019.
Updates from the Australian bushfires - 30 December 2019 Up to 70 fires have broken. Fire front at Kulnara near Mangrove mountain NSW. As of 1630 0512 GMT 24 roads and highways in NSW were affected by fire according to a government website.
Sentinel 2ESA The scope of the fires is hard to comprehend. The large brownish areas depict burned vegetation and provide an idea of the size of the area affected by the fires here the brown strip running through the image has a width of approximately 50 km and stretches for at least 100 km along the Australian east coast. According to the global forest watch fire report for australia from december 28 2019 to january 4 2019 there were 31300 modis fires and 128262 viirs fire alerts.