Wildfire near Caïdat de Dar Chaoui قيادة دار الشاوي
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🟤 red/brown = burned
🟠 orange = active fire
Imagery: Sentinel-2 (Copernicus). Drag to compare smoke vs. infrared.
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
A moderate heat signature is currently being picked up by satellites over a 200-hectare (494-acre) active wildfire burning near Caïdat de Dar Chaoui in Morocco.
With eight heat detections recorded over the past 48 hours, the blaze continues to spread against the backdrop of the country's typical fire season, which spans the warm, dry months roughly from May to October.
The fire began on August 1, 2026, and remains active in the region.
In context
This wildfire burned in Morocco for 2 days. In total it burned about 200 ha (494 acres) — around 2.0 km².
In the Northern Hemisphere, wildfire activity usually peaks during the warm, dry months — roughly May through October.
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