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Sicily - which has already been brought to its knees by a prolonged heatwave - is battling wildfires that are threatening towns and cities across the island.
NASA Fire Map
https://firms.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/map/#d:24hrs;@14.0,37.8,8z
WTH is happening to Africa?
Slash and burn farming is a common land clearing technique there ahead of the rainy season. It's the right time of year, but I dont know if that's what it is for sure. The current major conflict in the DRC is on the Eastern side, so I don't think it's that.
probably false positives. there's also fires detected in industrial areas in germany for example, pretty much exactly where the exhaust towers are
"Sir, the system shows the entirety of the largest continent on Earth is on fire?"
"Oh, yeah, it does that."
Just seems less than ideal.
I think it's on fire.
Wow.... I feel that forest fire pain coming from Sicily, what the hell is happening to the middle of Africa?!
If you zoom out you can see that a lot of southern Italy and Northern Africa is burning too
lol there's a cute little wildfire going on in san francisco
Guide on what it means here: https://yewtu.be/watch?v=SSd7KnWN9CM
Note the red pixels are just a representation, doesn't mean the whole red area is on fire. See 1:08 to 2:10 for explanation.