Kangaroo Island bushfires
The Kangaroo Island bushfires ignited on December 20 2019 and lasted a few days before being ignited again on December 30 2019.
The ignition on December 20 2019 was likely lightning strikes as thunderstorms moved over the area that day and following the thunderstorms, smoke plumes were visible
The ignition on December 20 2019 was likely lightning strikes as thunderstorms moved over the area that day and following the thunderstorms, smoke plumes were visible
Satellite loop showing thunderstorms moving across the area and then smoke plumes emerging:
Plenty of lightning strikes occured over the area on December 20 2019:
The fires reignited again on December 30 and this was again likely due to lightning strikes which were present in the area.
December 30 2019 lightning strikes
Images from Blitzfortune and Meteologix.