Wildfire near Ahmed Bel Hadj
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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).
An active wildfire is currently burning near Ahmed Bel Hadj, Algeria, having scorched 550 hectares, or approximately 1,359 acres, since it started on August 28, 2026. Satellites are currently picking up a moderate heat signature from the incident, reflecting the ongoing thermal output of the burning front.
Monitoring systems have registered 28 heat detections in the vicinity over the past 48 hours, illustrating the current extent of the fire's spatial footprint. This activity aligns with the region's typical fire season, which generally occurs during the warm, dry months running roughly from May to October.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Algeria for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 550 ha (1,359 acres) — about 5.5 km².
In the Northern Hemisphere, wildfire activity usually peaks during the warm, dry months — roughly May through October.
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