Wildfire near Tartar
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Fire (SWIR)
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).
Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature alongside 72 heat detections over the past 48 hours, underscoring the fierce activity of the active wildfire in the Aghdam District of Azerbaijan.
Burning across a footprint of 1,300 hectares (3,212 acres) since it started on July 28, 2026, the blaze continues to impact the area.
In context
This wildfire burned in Azerbaijan for 2 days. In total it burned about 1,300 ha (3,212 acres) — around 13 km².
In the Northern Hemisphere, wildfire activity usually peaks during the warm, dry months — roughly May through October.
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