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   June 21, 2022 - Fires in Australia   
      
      Fires   
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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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