Express – Shocking satellite images have mapped the overwhelming scale of the Australian wildfires from space, with NASA footage even showing smoke stretching as far as South America. Australians fighting the devastating wildfires ravaging the country have been given a “welcome reprieve” after rain fell and temperatures dropped.
However, Australia’s Prime Minister has warned that the devastating blaze could continue for months to come, with other officials adding the current conditions were just a “small break” from the ongoing disaster. Incredible satellite images from both NASA and NOAA revealed that the overwhelming scale of the bushfires could be seen from space.
The huge smoke clouds billowing from the Australian fires were picked up by satellites, with one cloud on the east coast bigger than the area of the continental United States. Radar images from NASA even showed smoke from the bushfires traveling as far as South America 12,000km away in less than a week. On Sunday, sooty rain fell down across the east coast, from Sydney to Melbourne. The sudden weather change meant that there were no emergency warnings in place. READ MORE
