Wildfire near Ailoche (Aug 4)
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🟤 red/brown = burned
🟠 orange = active fire
Imagery: Sentinel-2 (Copernicus). Drag to compare smoke vs. infrared.
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Burning across other natural land and transitional woodland-shrub near Ailoche, Italy, an active wildfire has been tracked over six days since its ignition on August 4, 2026. The fire front has maintained an average daily growth of approximately 113 hectares per day, culminating in a total burned area of 680 hectares, which translates to 1,680 acres.
Operational satellite monitoring over the past 48 hours has identified 11 distinct heat detections clustering near the fire perimeter, indicating the current spread of the incident. This active burning unfolds within a broader regional context where the typical fire season spans from June to October.
The wider landscape reflects heightened seasonal activity, with total country burned area reaching 75,844 hectares so far in 2026. This figure places cumulative national fire impacts 33% above the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Italy for 6 days. So far it has affected roughly 680 ha (1,680 acres) — about 6.8 km².
In the Northern Hemisphere, wildfire activity usually peaks during the warm, dry months — roughly May through October.
The bigger picture in Italy
Across Italy, roughly 75,844 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 33% above the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus EFFIS.
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