Wildfire in Aragon, Spain (2022-07-19)

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Activation time (UTC): 2022-07-19 18:01:00<br>
Event time (UTC): 2022-07-18 12:30:00<br>
Event type: Wildfire (Forest fire)<br>
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Activation reason: <br>
Due to the extreme situation in which the Iberian Peninsula finds itself, a fire started on July 18 in Ateca, Zaragoza that has devastated 2000 hectares and with the potential to burn more surface, it is an area with a large amount of fuel and high value ecological. Copernicus EMS rapid mapping is requested to provide a first estimate, delineation with monitoring and qualification products.
Currently, the forest fire is active and the weather conditions for the next few hours are extremely unfavorable, which, together with the
accumulated drought and the orography of the land, make it predict that the difficulty of extinction will be very high in the next days.<br>
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Reference products: 0<br>
Delineation products: 1<br>
Grading products: 1<br>
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Copernicus Emergency Management Service - Mapping is a service funded by European Commission aimed at providing actors in the management of natural and man-made disasters, in particular Civil Protection Authorities and Humanitarian Aid actors, with mapping products based on satellite imagery.<br>