The Ephemeral Lake Carnegie

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Lake Carnegie in Western Australia is typically a dry expanse, but transforms into a temporary oasis following intense tropical storms. These natural and infrared-color time series document the inundation triggered by rains, revealing stark seasonal shifts in water and vegetation across the Western Australian landscape.

A natural-color Landsat time series of Lake Carnegie, Australia, spanning August 2019 to July 2021, showing seasonal changes in water extent across the lake.

A infrared-color Landsat time series of Lake Carnegie, Australia, spanning August 2019 to July 2021, using Landsat 8/9 bands 7 (SWIR 2), 5 (NIR), and 4 (Red) to highlight seasonal variations in water, vegetation, and surrounding land.

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This page was originally published on Wednesday, May 6, 2026.
This page was last updated on Wednesday, May 6, 2026 at 3:42 PM EDT.