12 results for 'wildfires'
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1 June 2019 02:00–5 June 12:00 UTC

Extensive smoke from Canadian wildfires

Smoke from widespread wildfires in Alberta, Canada travelled as far as parts of Europe and Russia in May and June 2019.

Extensive smoke from Canadian wildfires
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17 July 2015 05:00–15:00 UTC

Wildfires in Greece

In the night of 16/17 July wildfires broke out in the extreme south-eastern corner of the Peloponnese peninsula.

Wildfires in Greece
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15 October 2017 12:53 UTC–18 October 09:00 UTC

Widespread wildfires in Portugal and Spain

Smoke and flames from extensive wildfires in Portugal and Spain in mid-October 2017 could be clearly seen on satellite imagery.

WIDESPREAD WILDFIRES IN PORTUGAL AND SPAIN
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20 October 2013 23:40 UTC

Wildfires in New South Wales

The smoke plumes from the wildfires visible from Metop-A.

Wild fires in New South Wales
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13 June 2015 21:00 UTC

Smoke from Canadian fires seen over Europe

On 13 June smoke from wildfires in Canada travelled over parts of Northern Europe.

Smoke from Canadian fires seen over Europe
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12 August 2017 17:45 UTC—20 August 04:45 UTC

Record-breaking smoke from Canadian fires seen over Europe

High level smoke from Canadian wildfires, which started raging in early July 2017, could be seen as far as the Alps in August.

Record-breaking smoke from Canadian fires seen over Europe
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25 June 2013 11:00 UTC

Plumes of smoke drifting from America to Europe

On 25 June 2013, smoke from the large wildfires in Colorado (USA) reached Europe. This was seen in the GOME-2 and OMI aerosol images, processed at KNMI.

Plumes of smoke drifting from America to Western Europe
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11 July 2017 04:30 UTC–12 July 17:30 UTC

Smoke plumes near Vesuvius

On 11 July 2017 both Meteosat-10 and Suomi-NPP saw impressive smoke displays from the wildfires on the flanks of Vesuvius in Italy.

Smoke plumes near Vesuvius
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6 Aug 2015 09:12 UTC–11 Aug 12:12 UTC

Fires in the Iberian peninsula

Due to the hot summer and consequent dry soil, there were a number of fires in the Iberian peninsula, on 6-11 August.

Fires in the Iberian peninsula
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17 July 2017 03:00 UTC–18 July 00:59 UTC

Fires in Croatia and Montenegro

Fires raged along the Adriatic coast for days in mid-July 2017, causing major destruction in Croatia and Montenegro.

Fire in Croatia and Montenegro
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10 September 2013 10:30–21:30 UTC

Smoke & dust streamers over Argentina seen by Met-10

Strong winds, high temperatures, and months of drought fuelled an outbreak of wildfire in northern Argentina in September 2013.

Smoke and dust streamers over Argentina as seen by Meteosat-10
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2015

2015 - warm, dry but stormy year

An overview of some of the more significant weather events of 2015, using satellite data, including data from Meteosat and Metop.

2015 - warm, dry but stormy year