Wildfire near Bronte
Started on Jul 30, 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).
Satellites are picking up a low heat signature from the active wildfire near Bronte, Italy, which has burned 150 ha (371 acres) since it started on 2026-07-30.
Orbiting sensors have detected 18 heat signatures nearby, mapping the spread of the ongoing blaze.
In context
This wildfire burned in Italy 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.
The bigger picture in Italy
Across Italy, roughly 107,426 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 88% above the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus EFFIS.
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