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
Extreme heat and strong winds fueled destructive bushfires across Tasmania in January. The Terra satellite captured this view of the fires on January 7, 2013.
Published Jan 7, 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
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
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
Extreme heat and strong winds fueled smoky grass fires in South Australia in January 2014.
Published Jan 16, 2014
On October 21, 2013, destructive wildfires burning in New South Wales were poised to worsen.
Published Oct 21, 2013
A rash of fires raged through Australia’s Blue Mountains in October 2013. The EO-1 satellite captured this view of a portion of the burn scar left by the State Mine fire.
Published Oct 29, 2013
Dry conditions, heat, and gusty winds combined to make October 17 a very dangerous fire day in New South Wales, Australia.
Published Oct 18, 2013
This image of the Gippsland region of Victoria, Australia, shows a large fire billowing a plume of smoke toward the Bass Strait on January 30, 2009.
Published Jan 31, 2009
