Wildfire near Buccheri
Started on Jul 24, 2026.
Italy today7 days
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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 near Vizzini in Italy, the active wildfire has scorched 180 ha (445 acres) since its start on July 24, 2026. Satellites are picking up a moderate heat signature from the active front, alongside seven heat detections in the past 48 hours highlighting the cluster of heat nearby.
In context
This wildfire burned in Italy for 4 days. In total it burned about 180 ha (445 acres) — around 1.8 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 108,719 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 90% above the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus EFFIS.
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