Wildfire near Canossa, Italy (2026)

Wildfire near Canossa — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near Canossa — Sentinel-2 SWIR (fuego)

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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

The story so far

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

Satellites are picking up a moderate heat signature from the active wildfire burning near Canossa, Italy, where five heat detections over the past 48 hours highlight the ongoing spread of the front. The fire, which started on August 7, 2026, has consumed 130 hectares, equivalent to 321 acres.

This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which runs from June to October. Broader national figures show that 75,844 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, tracking 33 percent above the two-decade average.

In context

This wildfire burned in Italy for 2 days. In total it burned about 130 ha (321 acres) — around 1.3 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.