Fires in Australia
Fires in Australia
22 December 2006
Fires in Northeastern Tasmania
According to news reports, more than a dozen houses burned insmall towns along the east coast of Tasmania when bushfires hit the island inDecember 2006. Like Victoria,to the north, Tasmania has been experiencing extreme fire conditions, with hottemperatures and gusty winds. This image from the Moderate Resolution ImagingSpectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASAs Terrasatellite shows a large fire burning south of St. Marys on December 13. Placeswhere MODIS detected actively burning fire are outlined in red. A plume of smokespreads southeast from the blaze over the Tasman Sea.
TERRA
13 December 2006 
The high-resolution image provided above has a spatial resolution of 250meters per pixel.
(source: EarthObservatory).
The current situation in Australia is covered by a number of detailedreports (see GFMC Media web page):
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Rescue helicopters in Australia ready for horror bushfire season (published by www.shephard.co.uk, 22 December 2006)
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Snow to bring bushfire relief (published by www.news.com.au, 22 December 2006)
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Farmers appeal for hay (published by www.theaustralian.news.com.au, 22 December 2006)
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Three questioned over bushfire lighting (published by www.news.com.au, 21 December 2006)
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Bushfire smoke hits Melbourne (published by www.thewest.com.au, 21 December 2006)
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Nervous wait at Buller as three fire fronts close in (published by www.theage.com.au, 20 December 2006)
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Forecast rain brings fire relief (published by www.news.com.au, 20 December 2006)
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Bushfires kill thousands of koalas, kangeroos (published by english.people.com.cn, 19 December 2006)
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Australian fire report released as bushfires burn (published by www.alertnet.org, 19 December 2006)
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Bushfire jumps Vic containment lines (published by www.thewest.com.au, 18 December 2006)
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PM dismisses climate change bushfire claims (published by www.abc.net.au, 18 December 2006)
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NZ committed to Victoria bushfire battle (published by www.abc.net.au, 18 December 2006)
- Fire crews prepare for hotter weather (published by tvnz.co.nz, 18 December 2006)
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New Zealanders injured in Australian bushfire (published by www.abc.net.au, 17 December 2006)
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Injured NZ firefighters named (published by www.stuff.co.nz, 17 December 2006)
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Extra funds for bushfire victims (published by www.news.com.au, 16 December 2006)
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Police hunt teen arsonists blamed for deadly Australian wildfire (published by www.channelnewsasia.com, 16 December 2006)
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Burn the fuel to cut the hazard (published by www.theaustralian.news.com.au, 16 December 2006)
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Arson blamed for deadly bushfire (published by www.thewest.com.au, 15 December 2006)
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Australian killed fighting bushfire, 16 homes lost (published by www.sabcnews.com, 15 December 2006)
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Tas fires lull (published by www.skynews.com.au, 15 December 2006)
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Crews prepare to fight bushfire south of Narrabri (published by www.abc.net.au, 15 December 2006)
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Fire-ravaged Vic town continues clean-up (published by www.abc.net.au, 15 December 2006)
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Fire rage eases in Australia’s south amid cooler weather (published by english.people.com.cn, 15 December 2006)
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Rain eases bushfire threat (published by www.abc.net.au, 15 December 2006)
Further Information on the Fire Situation in Australia:
SA Country Fire Service http://www.cfs.org.au/ Near-Real Time Wildland Fire Monitoring https://gfmc.online/current/au_ciro.htm Current weather situation, forecasts, fireweather http://www.bom.gov.au/weather/tas/ More Information on Australian Fires IFFN country notes Department of Sustainability and Environment
http://www.nre.vic.gov.au/fires/index.htm
Tasmania Fire Service
Further Information Australian and New Zealand links. Background information Recent Media Highlights on Fire, Policies, and Politics
