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Strategies needed to prevent and suppress wildfires in light of more intense fire seasons.

Wildfires in Greenland were observed by Sentinel-3 on 15 July 2019.

Smoke from widespread wildfires in California in November 2018, seen by Sentinel-3.

Hot spots and smoke from a deadly, widespread forest fire in central Portugal.

In August 2019 parts of Gran Canaria were devastated by two large wildfires.

Parts of the Mediterranean Sea shrouded in smoke from Turkish wildfires, in summer 2021.

Smoke and burned area scars from the Greek wildfires in Aug 2021 seen in satellite images.

Widespread heatwaves and wildfire outbreaks across west Europe and UK in mid-July 2022.

Maximum temperature records were broken in many parts of Europe, due to heatwaves.