Best and Worst Time to Start a Fire (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

Best and Worst Time to Start a Fire

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In the Kimberley region of Western Australia, there are two distinct seasons: a wet season between December and March and a dry season between May and October. Reversals in the direction of prevailing winds are the driving force behind the seasonal shift.

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NASA images by Jeff Schmaltz, LANCE/EOSDIS MODIS Rapid Response. Caption by Adam Voiland.

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