Australia Fires From Space Station
At the time, the space station was roughly 269 miles (433 kilometers) above australia at the time, nasa said in the tweet.
Australia fires from space station. Making this the third time an emergency period has been announced since the fires. As the new year starts, the outlook for the bushfire situation in australia continues to be grim. International space station (iss) commander luca parmitano photographed the australia fires from 250 miles (402km) up in space.
The fires killed two yarloop residents and injured four firefighters, as well as destroyed more than 162 homes and 18 other structures, reported perth now, a local news site. The space station was orbiting 269 miles above the tasman sea. Astronauts send out 'hearts and thoughts' from space station australia remains in the grip of one of the worst bushfires on record.
Crew members of the international space station had a bird’s eye view as they orbited 269 miles above the tasman sea. New australia fire images snapped from space show immense ash cloud. In tasmania, an island south of australia, rescue officials are.
The wildfires, which began september, have so far killed at least 25 people. The photograph below from the international space station shows extreme fire activity on january 4, 2020. Infrared pictures taken from space show thick plumes of toxic smoke billowing from the catastrophic bushfires in australia.
The weather channel (2020, january 6) australian wildfire smoke crossed pacific ocean, detected by satellite over south america. Satellite images taken on saturday showed wildfires burning around east. Astronaut crew launch to space station.
Koch, who is living on the international space station, posted several photos of the smoke from australia’s fires, as seen from her vantage point 250 miles (400 kilometers) above earth. Nasa satellites are providing a detailed look at the wildfires that started blazing in australia in november 2019, and the images paint a frightening picture of climate change. Huge plumes of smoke from bush fires in australia were visible from the international space station.