On July 16, 2017, the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA's Terra satellite captured this image of cyclonic rotation off the coast of Portugal.
Wildfires Light Up Portugal
On June 17, 2017, lightning reportedly ignited a deadly wildfire that spread across the mountainous areas of Pedrógão Grande”a municipality in central Portugal located about 160 kilometers northeast of Lisbon.
Wildfires Blaze in Portugal
Since early August 2016, hundreds of fires have been raging in Portugal and Spain. More than 4,000 firefighters and 30 aircraft battled blazes on mainland Portugal, but heat and strong winds hampered the firefighting efforts.
