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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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