Wildfire near Biscarrosse (Jul 23)
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Fire (SWIR)
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🟢 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 from the active wildfire burning near Biscarrosse, France, with 53 heat detections clustered nearby over the past 48 hours.
First reported on July 23, 2026, the blaze has grown to cover 1,330 hectares, which is equivalent to 3,286 acres.
In context
This wildfire burned in France for 1 day. In total it burned about 1,330 ha (3,286 acres) — around 13 km².
In the Northern Hemisphere, wildfire activity usually peaks during the warm, dry months — roughly May through October.
The bigger picture in France
Across France, roughly 96,595 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 555% above the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus EFFIS.
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