NASA made an alarming announcement about the fires that devastated Australia in the last weeks, the American space agency trying to warn the whole humanity about its effects. According to those from NASA, the clouds of smoke that rose in the atmosphere due to the fires in Australia arrived on January 8 above South America, and soon they will complete a complete circle of the earth, something that was expected.
NASA he claims that the smoke has risen to the stratosphere, and due to the very large amounts emitted in recent weeks, it is possible that we can expect strong storms, but of course not in Australia, where rain is needed. NASA has a "fleet" of satellites that monitor very carefully the effects that this cloud of smoke has on our planet, but also the effect that the strong storms that started following the strong fires in Australia have.
NASA: ALARMING Announcement Regarding Australia Fires
NASA says that the clouds of smoke resulting from the fires in Australia will travel at least once around the Earth, and this is because of the very large amount that has reached the atmosphere and stratosphere. More than that, those from NASA want to see what kind of effects they have on the Earth's climate, i.e. if they will lead to a cooling of temperatures, or to an increase in them, now acting as a "blanket ” which covers vast areas of the planet.
"The fires in Australia are not just causing devastation locally. The unprecedented conditions that include searing heat combined with historic dryness, have led to the formation of an unusually large number of pyrocumulonimbus (pyrCbs) events. PyroCbs has essentially fire-induced thunderstorms. They are triggered by the uplift of ash, smoke, and burning material via super-heated updrafts. As these materials cool, clouds are formed that behave like traditional thunderstorms but without the accompanying precipitation."
NASA still monitoring the more than 100 fires that have not yet been extinguished in Australia, although in the last few days the temperatures have dropped, and in some areas it has finally started to rain. Despite this, there are still many unknowns regarding the effects that the fires in Australia will have on the planet, but the Americans are trying to estimate in advance the possible problems that could arise.
NASA has provided a lot of details regarding what happened due to the fires in Australia, and will continue to provide them even if the fires stop in the next period.
