Wildfire near Alimena
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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 at the active wildfire near Alimena, Italy, which has already grown to 500 ha (1,236 acres) since it started on 2026-07-22.
Mapping systems have detected 22 thermal anomalies in the surrounding area over the last 48 hours, illustrating the ongoing spread of the blaze.
In context
This wildfire burned in Italy for 2 days. In total it burned about 500 ha (1,236 acres) — around 5.0 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 105,137 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 84% above the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus EFFIS.
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