NASA image: Bushfires in north of Western Australia
Monday, June 17, 2013 - 08:30
in Earth & Climate
According to the Australian Government Bureau of Meterology, "In the warm, dry and sunny winter and spring, when grasses are dead and fuels have dried, northern Australia becomes most susceptible to bushfires. Intense high-pressure systems over South Australia producing strong southeast to northeast winds increase the risk of bushfires."