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Forest fires on the Canary Island of La Palma, Spain
Several forest fires occurred between July 31, 2009 and August 3, 2009 on the Canary Island of La Palma, Spain. 30 houses
and several vineyards were destroyed. More than 4000 residents were evacuated from the area on August 1, 2009. The map shows
the burnt areas as well as the locations of active fires between July 31, 2009 and August 3, 2009. The burnt areas were derived
through the analysis of two Spot 5 scenes (pre disaster: 30/07/2007, post disaster: 07/08/2009). The locations of active fires
were automatically derived from MODIS data. Additionally, the ratio between pre-fire land use type and the total area burnt
is shown in percent.
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