Fires in Portugal

FiresinPortugal

19September 2005

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Latest MODIS Scene:

AQUA
18 September 2005
13:55 hrs UTC
(Image courtesy MODIS)

Forest Fire Situation Report 19 September 2005, 7:30 hrs (Source: Serviço Nacional de Bombeiros e Protecção Civil)

Further information:

Incêndios: Dois fogos não circunscritos – Protecção Civil (published by Lusa, 18 September 2005)

Incêndios: Todos os fogos dados como circunscritos às 07:30 – Protecção Civil (published by Lusa, 19 September 2005)

Incêndios: Distritos de Bragança e Porto estão hoje em risco máximo (published by Lusa, 19 September 2005)

Current Fire Risk in Portugal for 19 September:

(Source: Meteorological Institute of Portugal, http://www.meteo.pt/FogosMR/MenusIngles.html)

For more details on fires in Portugal:

• GFMC archive of the 2004 fire season
• Recent updates on the current site
• Statistical database for Portugal

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