Wildfire near Corte (Jul 23)
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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).
Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from the active wildfire near Corte, France, which has already grown to encompass 580 ha (1,433 acres) since it started on July 23, 2026.
The active front has shown significant spread, with 23 thermal anomalies detected nearby over the past 48 hours.
In context
This wildfire burned in France for 2 days. In total it burned about 580 ha (1,433 acres) — around 5.8 km².
In the Northern Hemisphere, wildfire activity usually peaks during the warm, dry months — roughly May through October.
The bigger picture in France
Across France, roughly 96,595 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 555% above the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus EFFIS.
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