Wildfire near Agrigento, Italy (2026)

Wildfire near Agrigento — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near Agrigento — Sentinel-2 SWIR (fuego)

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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

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The story so far

About 10 km west of Agrigento.

Summary written on Jul 24, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.

Burning near the city of Agrigento in Italy, an active wildfire has scorched 230 ha (568 acres) since it began on July 23, 2026. Satellites are picking up a low heat signature from the front, even as sensors register 16 distinct thermal anomalies clustering in the surrounding area over the past 48 hours, illustrating the broader footprint of the incident.

In context

This wildfire burned in Italy for 2 days. In total it burned about 230 ha (568 acres) — around 2.3 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.