Summary
The fire has burned a huge area—about as big as 12,000 soccer fields! ⚽
Scientists use special satellites to watch the fire from space 🌍
Key Points
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Water‑dropping aircraft are being used to fight the flames.
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Over 12,000 hectares of land have burned in a week.
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European satellite program monitors the fire from space.
New Words to Learn
5 wordswildfires
big fires that happen in forests or grasslands
hectares
a way to measure land, about the size of a big sports field
agricultural
related to farms and growing food
Copernicus Earth observation programme
a group of satellites that take pictures of Earth to help scientists
European Union
a group of many countries in Europe that work together
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