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More than a dozen fires were burning across northern Australia’s Cape York Peninsula on October 4, 2003. Spotty clouds mix with smoke over the region, while on the ground, the fires’ growth can be tracked by the large, dark brown burn scars they are leaving behind.
Image by Jesse Allen, based on data from the MODIS Rapid Response System
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Scientists say the seasonal crop fires are burning later in the day than in previous years.
Tens of thousands of people fled to safety as blazes spread throughout the country’s Biobío and Ñuble regions.
Satellite-based maps show northern wildland fires becoming more frequent and widespread as temperatures rise and lightning reaches higher latitudes.
