Balkans | Nearly 3 million acres have been damaged in forest fires in the past 20 years in Greece

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Balkans |  Nearly 3 million acres have been damaged in forest fires in the past 20 years in Greece

Nearly 3 million acres of land have been declared damaged in 10 major forest fires in the last 20 years in Greece.

In the analysis collected from satellite data by the Hellenic Meteorological Department’s “FLAME” team, it was stated that more than 2 million 800 thousand acres of area were affected in 10 major fires in the period 2003-2022.

It was noted that the prevalence rate of the 10 major fires included in the analysis with the “area burned per day” criterion was very high.

In the analysis that stated that the “fastest spreading fire” was in Arcadia in 2007, due to the damage caused to an area of ​​250,000 dunams per day, it was noted that 6 of the 10 largest fires occurred in the Peloponnese. .

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