Wildfire near Bordj Sabat, Algeria (2026)

Wildfire near Bordj Sabat — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near Bordj Sabat — Sentinel-2 SWIR (fuego)

True view Fire view

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True view (left): as the eye sees it.
Fire view (right): infrared (SWIR), sees through smoke and brings out the heat.

🟢 green = vegetation
🟤 brown = already burned
🟠 orange = fire right now

Drag to compare: normal photo on the left, heat brought out on the right.

Green: vegetationBrown: already burnedOrange: fire right nowSentinel-2 · Copernicus

The story so far

Summary written on Jul 24, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.

Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature at the active wildfire burning near Bordj Sabat, Algeria, where 13 heat detections have been registered over the past 48 hours. The fire, which started on July 23, 2026, has grown to 330 hectares, equivalent to 815 acres.

In context

This wildfire burned in Algeria for 2 days. In total it burned about 330 ha (815 acres) — around 3.3 km². That size is an estimate from satellite hotspots, not a measured area.

In the Northern Hemisphere, wildfire activity usually peaks during the warm, dry months — roughly May through October.