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-- FIRES (2 updated events, 2 new images) --

WILDFIRES IN AUSTRALIA Drought conditions have primed many regions for unusually high and intense fire activity

* Drought Exacerbates Australian Fires (Image from Sep 12, 2019; Posted Sep 13, 2019)
    https://earthobservatory
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gov/images/145599/drought-exacerbates-australian-fires/?src=nha

2019 FIRE SEASON IN THE WESTERN UNITED STATES Fire season in the Western United States stretches from late spring until the winter rains arrive near the end of the calendar year Climate change has made the past few years warmer and drier, intensifying some natural fire cycles

* Walker Fire (Image from Sep 8, 2019; Posted Sep 13, 2019)
    https://earthobservatory
nasa
gov/images/145605/walker-fire/?src=nha

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