Wildfire near Boussif Ouled Askeur, Algeria (2026)

Wildfire near Boussif Ouled Askeur — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near Boussif Ouled Askeur — Sentinel-2 SWIR (fuego)

True view Fire view

⟷

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 23, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.

Burning near the city of Boussif Ouled Askeur, Algeria, an active wildfire spanning 150 ha (371 acres) has been tracked since July 22, 2026. Satellites are currently picking up a moderate heat signature from the active front.

Monitoring systems have registered five heat detections over the past 48 hours in the surrounding area, signaling the ongoing spread and current activity of the blaze.

In context

This wildfire burned in Algeria for 2 days. In total it burned about 150 ha (371 acres) — around 1.5 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.