Exceptional heat fueled fires across Australia in January 2013. Tasmania and New South Wales were among the hardest-hit areas.
Published Jan 11, 2013
The Terra satellite captured this image of the charred landscape near Dunalley after intense bushfires tore through the area. The fire destroyed about 30 percent of the buildings in the town.
Published Jan 27, 2013
Record-breaking temperatures have fueled fires across Australia. In New South Wales, firefighters fought numerous fires across the densely-populated state on January 9, 2013.
Published Jan 9, 2013
Smoke from fires burning in northwestern Tasmania drift counterclockwise around the Australian state.
Published Feb 12, 2016
Tasmania’s Southwest National Park was the scene of a large bushfire that burned through a fire-adapted ecosystem during an extreme heatwave in January 2013.
Published Jan 28, 2013
An intense heat wave that struck Australia in January 2013 fueled damaging fires not only in Tasmania but in central Australia as well. Satellites captured images of the fires during the night and day on January 9.
Published Jan 11, 2013
Fires have damaged prized forests in northwestern Tasmania.
Published Feb 2, 2016
Extreme heat and strong winds fueled smoky grass fires in South Australia in January 2014.
Published Jan 16, 2014
Acquired September 24, 2009, these true-color images show wide-area and close-up views of fires in Queensland, Australia.
Published Sep 24, 2009
