Burned area across Europe

Monitoring wildfires from space is crucial for understanding their impact on climate, including the release of greenhouse gases and aerosols that influence Earth’s system.

This data-driven Little Picture illustrates satellite burned area data for European countries between 2001-2020. Each country has its own stream. The width of each stream represents the burned area for that year.

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