June 21, 2022 - Fires in Australia

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On June 17, 2022, the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer
(MODIS) on board NASA’s Aqua satellite acquired a true-color image of
multiple red hot spots scattered across the northern section of
Northern Territory, Australia.

Each hot spot marks an area that the thermal bands on the instrument
detected high temperatures. When combined with typical smoke, as in
this image, such hot spots mark actively burning fire. While it’s not
possible to determine the cause of a fire from satellite imagery, given
the time of year and widespread nature of the fires, it’s a good bet
that most of these are prescribed burns. Prescribed burns are
deliberately planned, ignited, and managed in a particular area in the
landscape, with the goat to reduce fine fuel hazards, manage native
vegetation, and protect biodiversity in strategic areas, such as parks
and reserves.

On June 10, the Northern Territory Police, Fire and Emergency Services
published a media release explaining that “the 2022 Top End fire season
is fast approaching, with extensive mitigation burning underway across
the Northern Territory’s Top End to reduce bushfire risk”. Bushfires
can occur at any time in Australia, but the peak season in northern
Australia is in the dry season, which is winter and spring (June
through November).

Image Facts
Satellite: Aqua
Date Acquired: 6/17/2022
Resolutions: 1km (71.7 KB), 500m (262.6 KB), 250m (905.7
KB)
Bands Used: 1,4,3
Image Credit: MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC



https://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov/gallery/individual.php?db_date=2022-06-21

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