NASA satellite tv for pc photographs seize the factors of the fireplace entrance, which is consistently spreading – The circumstances that favor its unfold
Northeast Attica is on the mercy of the fiery blaze, because the entrance of the fireplace that broke out at round 3 pm yesterday within the space of Varnavas, has unfold to the broader space, burning homes even within the city material, in Penteli, Chalandri and Vrilissia, whereas it has trigger incalculable destruction in an unlimited space from Barnabas, to Marathon and in areas of the municipality of Dionysos.
The fiery entrance
Hours after the fireplace broke out, the flames have reached uncontrollable proportions. Indicative are the NASA satellite tv for pc photographs that seize the factors of the fiery entrance, which is consistently spreading.
It’s recalled that the fireplace began yesterday round 3 within the afternoon within the space of Varnava. About 12 hours later, at 3 a.m. on Monday (12/08), it had unfold to a big a part of northeastern Attica, between the areas of Varnava, Grammatiko, Marathona, Nea Makri, reaching the foothills of Penteli.
In a second NASA satellite tv for pc picture, cited by meteo.gr, 24 hours after the catastrophic fireplace, the flames weren’t solely not contained, but in addition unfold to the areas of Dionysos, Rapentosa and Dau Pentelis. The next picture is indicative.
These are high-resolution (375 m) satellite tv for pc observations from NASA's Hearth Info for Useful resource Administration System (FIRMS) exhibiting scorching spots detected by polar orbiting satellites in the course of the early morning hours (03:00, Determine 1) and midday (13:00, Determine 2) on Monday, August 12, 2024.
Circumstances favoring the unfold of fireplace
The unfold of scorching spots from the Barnabas space reveals the big extension of the forest fireplace, which is principally pushed by north/northeast winds, whereas the nice dryness of the vegetation accelerates the unfold of the fireplace, enhances its warmth load and contributes to the occasion dense spots (manufacturing of scorching spots, their transport by the wind, deposition in unburnt vegetation and initiation of recent foci).
The satellite tv for pc photographs:
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