The magnitude of the disaster caused by the great fire, which broke out on Wednesday, July 2, in the wider area of Fermon and Achlia in Ierapetra, is captured in the satellite images published by the ITE Reminder Lab (Technology Foundation).
According to the first data, the flames burned at least 6,000 acres of land.
It is an extensive environmental disaster, which is added to the 2,500 acres lost in the same area just last year.
The laboratory scientists, utilizing data from the European satellite Sentinel-2 (Copernicus), mapped the destruction, capturing the affected areas.
It is an extensive environmental disaster, which is added to the 2,500 acres lost in the same area just last year.
The laboratory scientists, utilizing data from the European satellite Sentinel-2 (Copernicus), mapped the destruction, capturing the affected areas.
In the map published by RSLAB (rslab.gr), this year’s disaster is red, while last year’s burnt areas are yellow, revealing the constant pressure received by the natural environment of southern Crete.
Impressive is the imprint of the area before and after the fire, using infrared spectral imaging. There, in vibrant green, the vegetation that existed before and what is left after the great fire.
Source: Skai
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