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Explosive Fire Activity in Australia

Fires are burning so fiercely that they are lofting smoke to unusual heights.


NASA Earth Observatory images by Joshua Stevens, using data from the CALIPSO team, and VIIRS data from NASA EOSDIS/LANCE and GIBS/Worldview and the Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership. Story by Adam Voiland.

Published January 9, 2020
Data acquired January 6, 2020

Sources:
CALIPSO > CALIOP
ISS > Digital Camera
Suomi NPP > VIIRS