Wildfire near Caltagirone, Italy (2026)

Wildfire near Caltagirone — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near Caltagirone — Sentinel-2 SWIR (fuego)

True view Fire view

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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

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The story so far

About 10 km west of Caltagirone.

Summary written on Aug 8, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.

Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from an active wildfire burning near Caltagirone, Italy, where four separate heat detections have been registered over the past 48 hours. The blaze, which covers an expanse of 100 hectares, or approximately 247 acres, began on August 8, 2026, and continues to burn actively within a region that experiences its typical fire season from June to October.

This active incident unfolds against a broader national backdrop where 75,844 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, a total tracking 33% above the two-decade average.

In context

This wildfire burned in Italy for 2 days. In total it burned about 100 ha (247 acres) — around 1.0 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.