Wildfire near Caccamo
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🟢 green = vegetation
🟤 red/brown = burned
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Imagery: Sentinel-2 (Copernicus). Drag to compare smoke vs. infrared.
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
An intense heat signature is currently being detected from space above an active wildfire consuming 230 ha (568 acres) of land near Caccamo, Italy. Satellites have registered nine thermal detections in the area over the past 48 hours, highlighting the ongoing spread of the front.
First reported on July 27, 2026, the blaze continues to burn actively across the Italian landscape.
In context
This wildfire burned in Italy for 2 days. In total it burned about 230 ha (568 acres) — around 2.3 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 105,137 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 84% above the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus EFFIS.
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