Balkan Forest Fires
29 August 2007
This image of the Balkan Peninsula shows fires (marked in red)in Greece, Albania, Serbia and Montenegro, and Macedonia on 28August 2007. The image and fire detections were collected by the ModerateResolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASAs Aqua satellite.
The large image provided above has a spatial resolution (level of detail) of250 meters per pixel.
(source: EarthObservatory)
Greece
Report on the current fire situation in Greece from IAWF Board Member Dr. Gavriil Xanthopoulos:
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The fires in Greece of August 24-28, 2007 (published by www.iawfonline.org, 29 August 2007)
The following images show a time series of overpasses collected by the ModerateResolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASAs Aqua satellite from 26 – 28August.
26 August 2007
AQUA
27 August 2007
AQUA
28 August 2007
AQUA
According to the European Commission’s European Forest Fire Information System(EFFIS), 183 987 hectares were burnt in Greece between 24 and 26 August, during the major forest fires that have ravaged thatcountry. This brings the provisional figure to this point in the 2007 forest fire season in Greece to 268 834hectares. The concentration of damage in the Peloponnese coincides with the fire danger maps produced by EFFIS Fire Danger system that shows the Peloponnese as being the area of Greece with highest meteorological firerisk. However, the forecasts for the coming days show that the fire risk in Greece in general and the Peloponnese in particular willreduce.
(source: EFFIS)
For a Rapid Damage Assessment please visit:
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http://effis.jrc.it/Uptodate/
See also the latest news reports from the media:
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Greek fires: seven on arson charges (published by www.thewest.com.au, 29 August 2007)
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‘EU-wide fire strike force needed’ (published by www.euractiv.com, 28 August 2007)
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Fires a ‘National Catastrophe’ (published by www.forbes.com, 28 August 2007)
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Greek opposition parties attack govt over forest fires (published by www.itar-tass.com, 28 August 2007)
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Aussies experts set to fight Greek fires (published by www.news.com.au, 28 August 2007)
Seealso the GFMC Media page:
