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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...

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Fires 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...

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Fires 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...

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Peninsulas 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...

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Lake 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...

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Salinity 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...

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Fires 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...

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Tropical 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...

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Tropical 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...

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Tropical 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...

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Tropical 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...

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Tropical 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...

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Tropical 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...

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Sediments 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...

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Water 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...

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Climate 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...

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Lakes 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...

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Sediments 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...

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Fires 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...

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Fires 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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