Wildfire near Adeganha e Cardanha (PT)

Ended · 735 ha (1,816 acres) · started 2026-07-01 · updated 2026-07-13

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

Imagery: Sentinel-2 (Copernicus). Drag to compare smoke vs. infrared.

Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).

Burning for 12 days, the wildfire near Adeganha e Cardanha, Portugal, expanded at an average rate of approximately 61 hectares per day before reaching its final size of 735 hectares. The blaze, which began on July 1, 2026, has now officially ended.

The fire primarily impacted a mix of agricultural areas and other natural land. Following its period of active growth, the situation has been brought under control.