December 23, 2024

Greece Battles Raging Wildfires on Lesbos Island – Residents and Tourists Evacuated

This Copernicus Sentinel-2 image, which was recorded on July 24, shows the active fire front which stretches for more than four km (2.5 miles). Thick billowing smoke shows up in the image blowing in a southwest instructions. The burn scars left throughout the land can be recognized as a reddish-brown color and cover an area of around 1700 hectares (4200 acres). Credit: Contains customized Copernicus Sentinel information (2022 ), processed by ESA, CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO
After a wildfire broke out on the early morning of July 23, hundreds of tourists and locals have actually been evacuated from the east Aegean island of Lesbos (also referred to as Lesvos), Greece. The fire has been raging near the seaside area of Vatera, a popular traveler destination. It has actually already burned pine forest, shrubland, and cultivated fields.
Caught on July 24, this Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellite image reveals the active fire front which stretches for more than 4 km (2.5 miles). Thick rippling smoke is clearly noticeable in the image blowing in a southwest instructions. The burn scars left throughout the land can be recognized as a reddish-brown color and cover an area of around 1700 hectares (4200 acres).
Fifty firemens along with 9 firefighting aircraft, in addition to volunteers and military personnel, are working to extinguish the blaze. In action to the wildfire, the Copernicus Emergency Mapping Service was activated. The service utilizes satellite observations to help civil defense authorities and, in cases of disaster, the global humanitarian neighborhood, react to emergency situations.

This Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellite image was recorded on July 24 and shows the fire burning on the east part of Greeces Dadia National Park, Greeces biggest Natura 2000 website, understood for its black vulture nest. Credit: Contains customized Copernicus Sentinel information (2022 ), processed by ESA, CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO
Greece, in addition to lots of other nations in Europe, has been experiencing a prolonged heatwave with numerous parts of the nation under fire alert. Over 300 firefighters and six aircraft are likewise trying to include a wildfire currently burning in Greeces Dadia National Park, Greeces most significant Natura 2000 website, known for its black vulture colony.

Credit: Contains customized Copernicus Sentinel data (2022 ), processed by ESA, CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO
Recorded on July 24, this Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellite image reveals the active fire front which stretches for more than four km (2.5 miles). Credit: Contains customized Copernicus Sentinel data (2022 ), processed by ESA, CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO