These maps are cool. You can go to https://myfirewatch.landgate.wa.gov.au/ and click on lightning strikes in the last 24 hours. Satellite data gives you the exact location of strikes. So, the map above shows two day old lightning strikes in orange. That was Friday night and it was a massive system stretching from the Nullabor Plain and up to the Pilbara. The map below shows the 'hotspots' or fires the lightning left in its wake.
What a great map...
ReplyDeleteAnd what a spectacular sight that lightning 'front' would be, if not a little hair-raising.
Alphie
It is a huge system yes! It was over Sth Australia today, marching across the continent.
DeleteI am amazed there are so many. Know II know how the fires started. It never occurred to me for some reason.
ReplyDeleteThat should be 'now and know'.
DeleteI think there are other causes for the eastern states fires but the ones near us over the weekend were dry lightning strikes.
DeleteIt sounds terrible now. All those people fleeing while they have the chance and 500 million animals dead. I cannot imagine it.
DeleteIt's awful Tom, people are dying every day now.
DeleteThe first map looks like a marching invasion of creatures from the sea.
ReplyDeleteYes!
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