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Geoguardian presents environmental contents based on satellite images and maps. This web site deals with environmental and related research interests and frequently update with latest environmental contents. Kithsiri Perera - USQ, QLD, Australia, 2005-2015	Environmental Contents Archive 2007 (selected) Impact of the Bushfire 2007/01/31 Victoria state of Australia has recovering from months long bushfire, only after thousands of acres of vegetated area burned. The image pair here shows forest area condition in late 2005 and present. A huge patch of burned forest is visible in 2006 image in dark red to brown color. Also compare the greenness between two images. Many areas in Victoria and New South Wales are experiencing a severe drought, which is also the prime gain for heavy bushfire. Worsening Australian drought 2007/04/18 Severe drought in Australia is intensifying, despite the booming economy of the country, thanks to high global demand for Australian mining products. Queensland tightened water restrictions from level 4 to 5, and Federal government is debating the idea to pump northern New South Wales river water into southeast Queensland. Many inland farming communities have severely affected. Reports says national wildlife icon, Koala population is also hit by the drought due to lack of water and fresh leaves to survive. This image compares 2004 and 2007, April conditions of the huge green area associates with Cooper Creek of Southwest Queensland. The vanishing green of the area is posing a great danger to the wildlife of these inland isolated green areas. Vietnam Flood 2007/10/14 Downgraded typhoon Lekima hit central Vietnam, killing over 70 people and damaging farmlands and infrastructures. This October 12th satellite image shows a rare view of partly cloud free Vietnam and Cambodia. Yellow color land areas are showing floods. Government estimations show at least 134,000 houses destroyed or damage by the flood. Apart from the huge property damage, a considerable reduction of flood related deaths shows the strength of better flood warnings. But now authorities are concern about possible disease outbreaks. Also, crop damage to rice fields may affect to the rice price in coming months. Thunderstorms will continue throughout the country in coming days too, worsening the flood damage Raging fire in California 2007/10/22 Drought and wind ignited a devastating forest fire in California, the USA. Within just 2 days, fire has destroyed over 700 houses and sent a quarter million people to safer places. The huge smoke columns rising from the fire are visible in this today’s MODIS satellite image. The long path of the smoke indicates the aggressive wind in the area, which is further increasing the danger. Weather forecast expect more dry weather and high wind in coming days too. Southeast coastal region of California is experiencing extreme drought conditions according to the US weather (NOAA) data.

Geoguardian presents environmental contents based on satellite images and maps. This web site deals with environmental and related research interests and frequently update with latest environmental contents. Kithsiri Perera - USQ, QLD, Australia, 2005-2015

Environmental Contents Archive 2007 (selected)

Impact of the Bushfire
2007/01/31

Victoria state of Australia has recovering from months long bushfire, only after thousands of acres of vegetated area burned. The image pair here shows forest area condition in late 2005 and present. A huge patch of burned forest is visible in 2006 image in dark red to brown color. Also compare the greenness between two images. Many areas in Victoria and New South Wales are experiencing a severe drought, which is also the prime gain for heavy bushfire.

Worsening Australian drought
2007/04/18

Severe drought in Australia is intensifying, despite the booming economy of the country, thanks to high global demand for Australian mining products. Queensland tightened water restrictions from level 4 to 5, and Federal government is debating the idea to pump northern New South Wales river water into southeast Queensland. Many inland farming communities have severely affected. Reports says national wildlife icon, Koala population is also hit by the drought due to lack of water and fresh leaves to survive. This image compares 2004 and 2007, April conditions of the huge green area associates with Cooper Creek of Southwest Queensland. The vanishing green of the area is posing a great danger to the wildlife of these inland isolated green areas.

Vietnam Flood
2007/10/14

Downgraded typhoon Lekima hit central Vietnam, killing over 70 people and damaging farmlands and infrastructures. This October 12th satellite image shows a rare view of partly cloud free Vietnam and Cambodia. Yellow color land areas are showing floods. Government estimations show at least 134,000 houses destroyed or damage by the flood. Apart from the huge property damage, a considerable reduction of flood related deaths shows the strength of better flood warnings. But now authorities are concern about possible disease outbreaks. Also, crop damage to rice fields may affect to the rice price in coming months. Thunderstorms will continue throughout the country in coming days too, worsening the flood damage

Raging fire in California
2007/10/22

Drought and wind ignited a devastating forest fire in California, the USA. Within just 2 days, fire has destroyed over 700 houses and sent a quarter million people to safer places. The huge smoke columns rising from the fire are visible in this today’s MODIS satellite image. The long path of the smoke indicates the aggressive wind in the area, which is further increasing the danger. Weather forecast expect more dry weather and high wind in coming days too. Southeast coastal region of California is experiencing extreme drought conditions according to the US weather (NOAA) data.