Wildfire
True color
Fire (SWIR)
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True color (left): as the eye sees it.
Infrared / SWIR (right): sees through smoke.
🟢 green = vegetation
🟤 red/brown = burned
🟠 orange = active fire
Infrared / SWIR (right): sees through smoke.
🟢 green = vegetation
🟤 red/brown = burned
🟠 orange = active fire
Imagery: Sentinel-2 (Copernicus). Drag to compare smoke vs. infrared.
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
An active wildfire in Iraq has scorched 880 hectares (2,175 acres) since it began on July 22, 2026. Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from the burning front.
The fire has exhibited significant localized spread, with 36 heat detections recorded in the area over the last 48 hours.
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