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   May 20, 2023 - Wildfires in Western Spain   
      
      Wildfires in Western Spain   
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      A massive wildfire was raging through dry forestland in western Spain   
      on May 19, 2023, when the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer   
      (MODIS) on NASA’s Terra satellite captured a true-color image of the   
      scene. A large patch of red marks actively burning fire near Spain’s   
      border with Portugal. Heavy gray smoke rising from the fire is carried   
      westward and then southward by strong winds blowing across the region.   
      
      The fire initially started near Pinofranqueado, a municipality located   
      in Las Hurdes, province of Cáceres on May 17 and moved westward towards   
      Sierra de Gata. By May 19, the blaze had spread to an estimated 8,000   
      hectares (19,800 acres). Gusting winds and dry vegetation make further   
      spread likely, despite the efforts of 260 firefighters and 165 soldiers   
      engaged in beating back the blaze. Approximately 550 villagers near the   
      fire were evacuated on May 18. The cause of this fire is under   
      investigation as potential arson.   
      
      Poor rainfall over the last three years, followed by an unusually dry   
      winter, have rendered the forests tinder dry. In Spain, fires typically   
      become severe in June as summer heat arrives, but this year’s fire   
      season started early with an intense blaze that raged in the eastern   
      Castellon province from March 23-27. That fire consumed more than 4,300   
      hectares (10,500 acres) before it was quenched.   
      
      Image Facts   
      Satellite:  Terra   
      Date Acquired: 5/19/2023   
      Resolutions:  1km (136.7 KB),  500m (463.6 KB),  250m (1.4 MB)   
      Bands Used: 1,4,3   
      Image Credit: MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC   
      
      
      
   https://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov/gallery/individual.php?db_date=2023-05-20   
       
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