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Summer 2023's heat 🌡️ led to intense bushfires & serious vegetation loss in N-Australia. #CLMS Burnt Area data show the massive burn scars.

https://land.copernicus.eu/en/products/vegetation/burnt-area-v3-1-monthly-300m

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