Forest Fires in Portugal

Less than a month after firefighters in Portugal contained dozens of devestating wildfires, new ones were burning on September 13, 2003, and are pictured in this Aqua MODIS image.

Nine people have been killed in forest fires in Portugal, which continue to grow in the dry, hot conditions existing across the country. This image from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on the Aqua satellite shows dozens of active fires detected by the sensor marked in red. The huge blazes concentrated in central Portugal are billowing a cloud of smoke that blankets most of the northern part of the country. This image was acquired on August 3, 2003.

The high-resolution image provided above is 500 meters per pixel. The MODIS Rapid Response System provides this image at MODIS? maximum spatial resolution of 250 meters.

Metadata

  • Sensor

    Aqua/MODIS

  • Start Date

    2003-08-03

  • Event Start Date

    2003-07-27

  • NH Image ID

    11125

  • NH Event ID

    9203

  • NH Posting Date

    2003-08-04