Open AccessWildfires in Portugal
Author(s) -
D. X. Viegas
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
fire research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2532-4748
DOI - 10.4081/fire.2018.52
Subject(s) - damages , geography , forestry , environmental protection , political science , law
In 2017 Portugal was devastated by forest fires that destroyed more than 500 thousand hectares and claimed at least 112 lives. The country was plagued with a severe drought that raised the risk of fire and was caught by two prominent episodes of extreme conditions: one in mid-June and another in mid-October that caused the greatest damages.
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