Wildfire near Aïn Smara (Jul 24)
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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 from an active wildfire near Aïn Smara, Algeria, where 28 recent thermal detections have been flagged in the area over the past 48 hours. Having started on July 24, 2026, the blaze has already consumed 650 hectares, equivalent to 1,606 acres.
In context
This wildfire burned in Algeria for 4 days. In total it burned about 650 ha (1,606 acres) — around 6.5 km².
In the Northern Hemisphere, wildfire activity usually peaks during the warm, dry months — roughly May through October.
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