{"id":13434,"date":"2023-08-08T14:12:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-08T14:12:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/TheNextWeb=1398898"},"modified":"2023-08-08T14:12:01","modified_gmt":"2023-08-08T14:12:01","slug":"esa-satellites-capture-the-extent-of-europes-wildfires","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/?p=13434","title":{"rendered":"ESA satellites capture the extent of Europe\u2019s wildfires"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In recent weeks devastating wildfires have swept across Greece, Italy, Spain, and Portugal, causing several fatalities, the displacement of thousands of people, and widespread damage to infrastructure.  <\/span><\/p>\n

More than 260,000 hectares of land across the EU has already burnt since January \u2014 an area the size of Luxembourg. Many fires are still raging across swathes of southern Europe and beyond.<\/span><\/p>\n

In response to the increasing threat of wildfires, the European Space Agency has released an upgraded version of its <\/span>World Fire Atlas<\/span><\/a> which harvests satellite data to track the blazes. <\/span><\/p>\n

Through the dashboard, users can compare the frequency of fires between countries as well as analyse the evolution of fires taking place over time. The atlas was originally launched in 2019, where it supported both European civil protection agencies and firefighters. <\/span><\/p>\n

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<\/i><\/a>The cumulative monthly fire occurrence according to data from the World Fire Atlas for Spain, France, Italy, Greece and Portugal over the last seven years. Credit: ESA<\/figcaption>