How the land heals after wildfires

A burn scar is not the end of the story. For the biggest fires we track, one Sentinel-2 satellite image per year — always in the same season — shows how the vegetation returns. Open a fire and drag the slider between years.

Satellite view near Alexandroupoli, Greece near Alexandroupoli, Greece83,458 hectares · 3 years Satellite view in Northern California (August Complex), United States in Northern California (August Complex), United States449,041 hectares · 7 years Satellite view near Civljane, Dalmatia, Croatia near Civljane, Dalmatia, Croatia13,543 hectares · 7 years Satellite view in the Chernobyl exclusion zone, Ukraine in the Chernobyl exclusion zone, Ukraine42,660 hectares · 7 years Satellite view in the hills behind Split, Croatia in the hills behind Split, Croatia14,097 hectares · 9 years Satellite view on Rhodes island, Greece on Rhodes island, Greece18,617 hectares · 4 years

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