Fires in Portugal
Firesin Portugal
6 October 2005
Fires Flare up in Portugal
Scorching temperatures and hot winds were making the job of firefighters in drought-stricken Portugal extremely difficult in early October 2005. According to news reports, 7 of the countrys 18 administrative divisions were experiencing the maximum level of fire danger, with many more at the very high level. These blazes flared up over the first weekend of October, after a month of relatively quiet conditions following the major fires of July and August.
AQUA
4 October 2005
13:25 hrs UTC
(Image courtesy MODIS)
This image of the fires was captured on October 3, 2005, by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASAs Aqua satellite. Actively burning areas are outlined in red.
(Source: Earth Observatory)
