Fires Southeast of Cape Leeuwin, Australia

In late February 2006, lightning sparked fires in the far southwestern corner of Western Australia.

Amid a scattering of popcorn-like clouds, a handful of fires (outlined in red) were burning in the southwestern corner of Australia on February 28, 2006. In recent weeks, a series of lightning-producing storms has passed through the region, sparking fires. This image of the coastline southeast of Cape Leeuwin was captured by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Aqua satellite.

Metadata

  • Sensor

    Aqua/MODIS

  • Start Date

    2006-02-28

  • Event Start Date

    2006-02-28

  • NH Image ID

    13387

  • NH Event ID

    10899

  • NH Posting Date

    2006-03-02