Wildfire near Berrahal (Aug 27)
Started on Aug 27, 2026.
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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).
Burning across an average daily growth of approximately 19 hectares per day, a wildfire near Berrahal, Algeria, persisted for 8 days after igniting on August 27, 2026. Satellites tracking the front picked up an intense heat signature, reflecting the severity of the blaze as it swept through the area.
By the time the fire finally ended, it had consumed a total of 150 hectares, equivalent to 371 acres. This event unfolded during the region's typical fire season, which generally spans the warm, dry months roughly from May to October.
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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