Australian Heatwave
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© MODIS Image Feb 11 2009 |
Teachers of Geography and Earth and Environmental Science can utilise this image and other information from the MODIS website to enhance their teaching.
The above map of Australia shows how the land surface temperature from January 25 to February 1 compared to the average mid-summer temperatures the continent experienced between 2000-2008. Information regarding the temperature anaomaly is explained on this website. Data collection for this map was from NASA’s Terra satellite and shows that whilst southern Australia was experiencing above average temperatures – northern parts of the country were on average, several degrees cooler.
Images from the MODIS site allow viewing of a myriad of images displaying all sorts of geographical, environmental and weather phenomena.
