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AdmiralAdama
I know we have quite a few member's from Australia so I thought this image from the NASA HD site for iOS would be of interest.
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http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/fi...australia.html
This was taken from space almost a week ago - showing the Cape York Peninsula Fires.
This is the description that accompanies the image on the NASA site.
"The wildfires that have been plaguing the Cape York Peninsula in Australia are not uncommon at this time of year. It is nearing the end of the dry season there, but that is precisely when conditions are most ripe for fire. As the dry season comes to a close the vegetation becomes little more than standing tinder – even a spark can ignite devastating fires. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) aboard NASA’s Aqua satellite captured this true-color image on November 24, 2012 as it passed over the region. Dozens of fires can be seen burning across the Cape York Peninsula, many accompanied by large plumes of smoke which is blown to the west. Strong winds help fuel wildfires, and can rapidly drive flames into areas full of fresh fuel.
NASA image courtesy Jeff Schmaltz LANCE/EOSDIS MODIS Rapid Response Team, GSFC.
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Cape York Peninsula is a relatively unpopulated part of Australia but no doubt there were people there not exactly loving it.
Just a few days ago , Port Lincoln, a large attractive town on the Eyre Peninsula in South Australia, had some real scares when a bush fire was licking at its boundaries. They had some bad loss of life and property some years ago but this time our excellent Country Fire Service units had much more success.
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Regards, Andrew🐨
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