Started on Aug 27, 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
Burning across an average daily growth of approximately 19 hectares per day, the wildfire near Azzaba, Algeria, persisted for 8 days after starting on August 27, 2026. Satellites were picking up an intense heat signature while the fire advanced through its course during the warm, dry months, which typically mark the region's fire season from roughly May to October.
By the time the blaze ended, it had consumed a total size of 150 hectares, equivalent to 371 acres.
In context
This wildfire burned in Algeria for 2 days. In total it burned about 150 ha (371 acres) — around 1.5 km².
In the Northern Hemisphere, wildfire activity usually peaks during the warm, dry months — roughly May through October.
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