Wildfire near Bela Crkva
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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).
An active wildfire is currently burning near the city of Bela Crkva in Serbia, having already consumed 100 hectares (247 acres) since it started on August 23, 2026. Satellites monitoring the incident are picking up a moderate heat signature from the active front, while local observations register 14 separate heat detections over the past 48 hours, indicating the current spread of the fire.
This ongoing fire activity occurs within the region's typical fire season, which generally spans the warm, dry months from roughly May to October.
In context
This wildfire burned in Serbia 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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