File:Greece Forest Fires (ASTER).jpg

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The last major fire in southern Greece was brought under control this weekend, but not until over 469,000 acres of mostly forest and farmland were destroyed. An estimated 4000 people lost their homes, and over 60 deaths were reported.

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English: The last major fire in southern Greece was brought under control this weekend, but not until over 469,000 acres of mostly forest and farmland were destroyed. An estimated 4000 people lost their homes, and over 60 deaths were reported. These were the worst fires ever to occur in Greece. This ASTER image was acquired September 4 over the western coast of the Peloponnesus Peninsula. In the Bands 6-3-1 composite, burned areas appear in dark red, and unburned vegetation is green. The area includes the ancient site of Olympia, the site of the Olympic Games in classical times. The fires came within a few meters of the archaeological site, but spared it. The image covers an area of 56.4 by 63.5 kilometers, and is located at 37.9 degrees North latitude, 21.6 degrees East longitude.
Date Taken on 4 September 2007
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Greece Forest Fires (direct link)

This image or video was catalogued by Jet Propulsion Laboratory of the United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) under Photo ID: greecefire.

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Author NASA/METI/AIST/Japan Space Systems, and U.S./Japan ASTER Science Team
Object location37° 54′ 00″ N, 21° 36′ 00″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo
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Credit and attribution belongs to the Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) team, NASA/METI/AIST/Japan Space Systems

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