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Geoguardian presents environmental contents based on satellite images and maps. This website deals with environmental and related research interests and is frequently updated with the latest environmental content. Kithsiri Perera - USQ, QLD, Australia, 2005-2015	Environmental Contents Archive 2018_2021 (selected) Snow in NSW, Australia 2021/06/10 Click on the image to see the big image This satellite image of the snow in New South Wales was captured on June 4, 2015, by the Operational Land Imager (OLI) on Landsat 8 (image credit: NASA). During this cold snap, metropolitan Sydney reached a maximum of 10.3 degrees on June 10, making it the coldest day overall since 1984. Bushfire in Australia - 1 2019/11/10 Click on the image to see the big image This MODIS image content shows bushfires at a devastating level in NSW, Australia. Bushfire in Australia - 1 2019/11/06 Click on the image to see the big image This MODIS image content shows bushfire at an early stage in NSW, Australia. Silent killer in Ethiopia 2019/07/05 Click on the image to see the big image The torrential rains hit Japan, causing devastating floods in various regions of Japan. According to the government records, at least 155 people were killed in the floods and related landslides. More than two million people were evacuated during the disaster. The images in this content show two image products acquired from the MODIS system on 5th July, 2018. The left image shows the massive cloud formation that has fully covered Japan. The right image is from the Atmospheric Infrared Sounder, AIRS, which is a facility instrument whose goal is to support climate research and improve weather forecasting. AIRS is mounted on NASA's Aqua satellite (one of the satellites in the MODIS system), launched into Earth orbit on May 4, 2002. The AIRS image clearly shows the day and night precipitation volume over Japan. AIRS products have a very high potential to support weather forecasting in regions where extensive ground observations are not available.

Geoguardian presents environmental contents based on satellite images and maps. This website deals with environmental and related research interests and is frequently updated with the latest environmental content. Kithsiri Perera - USQ, QLD, Australia, 2005-2015

Environmental Contents Archive 2018_2021 (selected)

Snow in NSW, Australia
2021/06/10

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This satellite image of the snow in New South Wales was captured on June 4, 2015, by the Operational Land Imager (OLI) on Landsat 8 (image credit: NASA). During this cold snap, metropolitan Sydney reached a maximum of 10.3 degrees on June 10, making it the coldest day overall since 1984.

Bushfire in Australia - 1
2019/11/10

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This MODIS image content shows bushfires at a devastating level in NSW, Australia.

Bushfire in Australia - 1
2019/11/06

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This MODIS image content shows bushfire at an early stage in NSW, Australia.

Silent killer in Ethiopia
2019/07/05

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The torrential rains hit Japan, causing devastating floods in various regions of Japan. According to the government records, at least 155 people were killed in the floods and related landslides. More than two million people were evacuated during the disaster. The images in this content show two image products acquired from the MODIS system on 5th July, 2018. The left image shows the massive cloud formation that has fully covered Japan. The right image is from the Atmospheric Infrared Sounder, AIRS, which is a facility instrument whose goal is to support climate research and improve weather forecasting. AIRS is mounted on NASA's Aqua satellite (one of the satellites in the MODIS system), launched into Earth orbit on May 4, 2002. The AIRS image clearly shows the day and night precipitation volume over Japan. AIRS products have a very high potential to support weather forecasting in regions where extensive ground observations are not available.