Smoke Blankets the Iberian Peninsula

Fueled by extreme heat and dry conditions, intense wildfires in Spain and Portugal sent thick smoke across parts of Europe.

This image originally appeared in the NASA Earth Observatory story Smoke Blankets the Iberian Peninsula.

NASA Earth Observatory image by Wanmei Liang, using MODIS data from NASA EOSDIS LANCE and GIBS/Worldview. Story by Kathryn Hansen.

Published August 19, 2025
Data acquired August 15, 2025