Wildfire near District of Taher (Aug 28 · SE)
Started on Aug 28, 2026.
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🟢 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 in the District of Taher, Algeria, an active wildfire has consumed 200 hectares, equivalent to 494 acres, since it started on August 28, 2026. Satellites are currently picking up a low heat signature from the fire front, alongside 58 heat detections recorded nearby over the past 48 hours, indicating the extent of the spread in the area.
This incident is occurring within the region's typical fire season, which generally spans the warm, dry months from roughly May to October.
In context
This wildfire burned in Algeria for 2 days. In total it burned about 200 ha (494 acres) — around 2.0 km².
In the Northern Hemisphere, wildfire activity usually peaks during the warm, dry months — roughly May through October.
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