Started on Aug 29, 2026.
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Green: vegetationBrown: already burnedOrange: fire right nowSentinel-2 · Copernicus
Red dots: heat detected by satellite in the last 48h. NASA FIRMS
Burning near the city of Cutro, Italy, an active wildfire spanning 100 hectares, or 247 acres, has been tracked by satellites registering a low heat intensity from its front since it started on August 29, 2026. Orbiting equipment over the region have picked up six distinct heat signatures clustering nearby over the past 48 hours, highlighting the local spread of the incident.
This ongoing event unfolds within a region where the typical fire season runs from June to October. The wider national picture shows heightened strain, with 93,665 hectares burned across the country so far in 2026, marking a total that sits 64 percent 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.
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 116,716 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 104% above the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus EFFIS.
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