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Wildfire near Argentière-la-Bessée

Active · 504 ha (1,245 acres) · started 2026-07-20 · updated 2026-07-24

Wildfire near Argentière-la-Bessée — Sentinel-2 true color Wildfire near Argentière-la-Bessée — Sentinel-2 SWIR (fuego) True color Fire (SWIR)
True color (left): as the eye sees it.
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).

Burning through coniferous forest and transitional woodland-shrub near Argentière-la-Bessée, France, an active wildfire has expanded across 504 ha (1,245 acres) over four days of activity. The incident has maintained an average daily growth of approximately 126 ha/day.

In the past 48 hours, satellites have detected 18 thermal signatures in the surrounding area, highlighting the ongoing spread and activity of the fire.

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