Started on Sep 16, 2026.
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Green: vegetationBrown: already burnedOrange: fire right nowSentinel-2 · Copernicus
Red dots: heat detected by satellite in the last 48h. NASA FIRMS
Satellites are picking up a moderate heat signature from an active wildfire burning near Al Qaḩţānīyah, Syria, where ten recent heat detections over the past 48 hours trace the local spread of the front. The incident, which began on September 16, 2026, has consumed 180 hectares, equating to 445 acres.
This activity occurs within the region's typical fire season, which spans the warm, dry months from roughly May to October.
In context
This wildfire burned in Syria for 2 days. In total it burned about 180 ha (445 acres) — around 1.8 km².
In the Northern Hemisphere, wildfire activity usually peaks during the warm, dry months — roughly May through October.
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