Wildfire near District of Taher (Aug 28 · NW)
Started on Aug 28, 2026.
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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).
Burning actively for two days since its start on August 28, a wildfire near the District of Taher in Algeria has consumed 1,930 hectares (4,769 acres) of land. The blaze is advancing at an approximate average rate of 965 hectares per day.
Satellites monitoring the incident have registered a moderate heat intensity from the fire's front. Additionally, 109 thermal detections have been recorded by NASA FIRMS over a 48-hour period in the surrounding area, highlighting the extent of the heat signatures nearby.
This active fire occurs within the region's typical fire season, which spans the warm and dry months running roughly from May to October.
In context
This wildfire burned in Algeria for 2 days. In total it burned about 330 ha (815 acres) — around 3.3 km².
In the Northern Hemisphere, wildfire activity usually peaks during the warm, dry months — roughly May through October.
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