Wildfire near Chwarta, Iraq (2026)

Wildfire near Chwarta — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near Chwarta — Sentinel-2 SWIR (fuego)

True view Fire view

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True view (left): as the eye sees it.
Fire view (right): infrared (SWIR), sees through smoke and brings out the heat.

🟢 green = vegetation
🟤 brown = already burned
🟠 orange = fire right now

Drag to compare: normal photo on the left, heat brought out on the right.

Green: vegetationBrown: already burnedOrange: fire right nowSentinel-2 · Copernicus

The story so far

About 10 km east of Chwarta.

Summary written on Jul 23, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.

Burning in Iraq, the active Wildfire has scorched 130 ha (321 acres) since its ignition on 2026-07-22.

Satellites are picking up a moderate heat signature from the front, alongside 5 heat detections clustering nearby over the last 48 hours.

In context

This wildfire burned in Iraq for 2 days. In total it burned about 130 ha (321 acres) — around 1.3 km². That size is an estimate from satellite hotspots, not a measured area.

In the Northern Hemisphere, wildfire activity usually peaks during the warm, dry months — roughly May through October.