Greek Wildfires And The Importance Of Alexandroupolis - UK Column News

Alexandroupoli: "The largest burnt area on European territory for years," says the Copernicus service
The European Copernicus service is recording the extent of the destruction that has taken place in the last few days in the broader area of ​​Alexandroupoli through the Sentinel satellite.  Copernicus EU

According to what he claims in today's post, the area that had burned until yesterday in Alexandroupoli (over 72,000 hectares ) is the largest recorded on European soil for several years.

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Θεσσαλονίκη: Έτσι μπορείτε να βοηθήσετε τους πυρόπληκτους
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Greece : 12 consecutive days of wildfires

The following photos shows the evolution of the burnt areas from the day the fire broke out until yesterday 29.08.2023.

Continuing to burn for the 12th day, the burned area in the latest update from the Copernicus Rapid Mapping Service, amounted to 812,600 acres (up to 29.08.2023, 12:03 local time). Of the total burned area of 812,600 acres, approximately 650,000 acres burned during the three-day period of August 21-23.

Initial post (On the importance of Alexandroupolis port)

της φωτιάς στον Έβρο μέρα-μέρα – Δορυφορικές εικόνες | Parallaxi Magazine –

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