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Forest fires 1998-2002, based on satellite observations

Figure Created 12 Nov 2009 Published 12 Nov 2009 Last modified 09 Nov 2017

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Topics: Environment and health Climate change adaptation

Note: This map is based on satellite observations of all types of fires, with non-forest fires filtered out as far as possible

https://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/figures/forest-fires-1998-2002-based-on-satellite-observations/map05_vector.eps/image_large

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Methodology:: Aggregation of ATSR yearly data sets from 1998-2002. Filtering of fire spots in order to remove those falling outside forest or semi-natural areas. Overlay of remaining fire spots with biogeographic regions.
Rights:: EEA standard re-use policy: unless otherwise indicated, re-use of content on the EEA website for commercial or non-commercial purposes is permitted free of charge, provided that the source is acknowledged (https://www.eea.europa.eu/legal/copyright). Copyright holder: European Environment Agency (EEA).
Owners:: European Environment Agency (EEA)
Processors:: The European Topic Centre on Land Use and Spatial Information
Figure type:: Map

Additional information

Due to inconsistency between data sources, some of the fires shown may not be forest fires. The share of fires by biogeographical region has been calculated only for the territory of EEA member countries.