Fires Southeast of Joseph Bonaparte Gulf, Australia – November 4th, 2012
Australia – November 2nd, 2012 Several fires can be seen on the right half of this image, in Australia’s Northern Territory, just east of the border with Western Australia, and southeast of the Joseph...
View ArticleFires on Dampier Peninsula, Australia
Australia – November 10th, 2012 Fires on the Dampier Peninsula release plumes of smoke that converge and blow towards the southwest. The Dampier Peninsula is located north of Broome and Roebuck Bay in...
View ArticleFires in South Australia, Smoke Over Great Australian Bight
Australia – November 10th, 2012 Fires in southern South Australia, near the border with Western Australia (left) release plumes of smoke that blow in a generally southerly direction. The plume from the...
View ArticlePeninsulas and Islands by Western Australia Coast – November 19th, 2012
Australia – November 18th, 2012 Visible extending off the coast of Western Australia in the upper right quadrant is the Burrup Peninsula, also known as Murujuga, in the Pilbara region, adjoining the...
View ArticleLake Macleod and Sun Glint Highlighting Shores of Shark Bay, Australia
Australia – December 1st, 2012 Sun glint highlights the shoreline of Shark Bay, Peron Peninsula and Dirk Hartog Island in Western Australia. The bay itself covers an area of 10,000 km², with an average...
View ArticleSalinity and Seagrass of Shark Bay, Australia
Australia – December 19th, 2012 The waters of Shark Bay, Australia, appear greenish in color due to phytoplankton growth and shallower depths. In the bay’s hot, dry climate, evaporation greatly exceeds...
View ArticleFires Near Lake Mackay, Australia
Australia – January 10th, 2013 Fires can be seen south of Lake Mackay in this image of the border area of Western Australia and the southern part of the Northern Territory. Another fire can be seen to...
View ArticleTropical Cyclone Narelle (08S) Tracking Southward – January 14th, 2013
Tropical Storm 08S – January 13th, 2013 Enhanced image Track of TS 08S Tropical Cyclone Narelle (08S), located approximately 310 nm southwest of Learmonth, Australia, has tracked southward at 11 knots...
View ArticleTropical Cyclone Rusty (17S) Near Coast of Western Australia – February 24th,...
Tropical Cyclone Rusty (17S) – February 25th, 2013 Enhanced image Track of TC 17S Tropical Cyclone Rusty (17S), located approximately 160 nm north of Port Hedland, Australia, has tracked...
View ArticleTropical Cyclone Rusty (17S) Expected to Make Landfall Over Western Australia...
Tropical Cyclone Rusty (17S) – February 25th, 2013 Enhanced image Track of TC 17S Tropical Cyclone Rusty (17S), is tracking along the western periphery of the subtropical steering ridge (STR) and is...
View ArticleTropical Cyclone Rusty (17S) Tracking South-southeastward
Tropical Cyclone Rusty (17S) – February 25th, 2013 Enhanced image Track of TC 17S Tropical Cyclone Rusty (17S), located approximately 105nm north-northeast of Port Hedland, Australia, has tracked...
View ArticleTropical Cyclone Rusty (17S) Forecast to Intensify Before Making Landfall –...
Tropical Cyclone Rusty (17S) – February 26th, 2013 Enhanced image Track of TC 17S Tropical Cyclone Rusty (17S), is tracking slowly along the western periphery of the subtropical ridge (STR) but is...
View ArticleTropical Cyclone Rusty (17S) Stationary Over Past Six Hours
Tropical Cyclone Rusty (17S) – February 26th, 2013 Enhanced image Track of TC 17S Tropical Cyclone Rusty (17S), located approximately 70 nm north- northeast of Port Hedland, Australia, has been...
View ArticleSediments by De Grey River Mouth and Along Eighty Mile Beach, Australia –...
Australia – March 4th, 2013 Heavy rainfall associated with the presence of Tropical Cyclone Rusty (17S), which made landfall in northwestern Australia in late February 2013 caused rivers to flood and...
View ArticleWater in Lakes Dora and Disappointment, Australia
Australia – March 4th, 2013 Lake Dora (above) and Lake Disappointment (below) are two salt lakes in Western Australia that are often quite dry, only filling when there is extensive rainfall. Here, both...
View ArticleClimate Change in Western Australia
Australia – March 5th, 2013 Western Australia is one of the most vulnerable regions to climate change in the ‘developed’ world. The State is already experiencing climate change impacts – and further...
View ArticleLakes Gregory and Mackay, Western Australia
Australia – March 26th, 2013 Two lakes can be seen in this image of Western Australia: Lake Mackay (below) and Lake Gregory (upper left corner). The former is a large, ephemeral salt lake by the Great...
View ArticleSediments Along Coast of Western Australia
Australia – April 11th, 2013 Sediments give a tan color to the waters of King Sound (west), in Western Australia, and the Joseph Bonaparte Gulf (east), on the border of Western Australia and the...
View ArticleFires in Western Australia, Northeast of King Sound – April 16th, 2013
Australia – April 15th, 2013 Fires release thick grey plumes of smoke over northern Western Australia, in the land between King Sound (left) and the Joseph Bonaparte Gulf (visible by the right edge in...
View ArticleFires Northeast of King Sound, Australia
Australia – April 19th, 2013 The red, orange and yellow markers in this image of northern Western Australia, near King Sound (left), show the locations of wildfires in the region (red indicates a high...
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