Wildfire near District of Taher
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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).
An active wildfire spanning 100 hectares, or approximately 247 acres, is currently burning near the District of Taher in Algeria. Satellites monitoring the incident are picking up an intense heat signature from the peak fire radiative power, while NASA's FIRMS has recorded four heat detections in the area over the past 48 hours, highlighting the ongoing spread of the front.
First reported on August 18, 2026, the fire is progressing through a region where the typical fire season generally spans the warm, dry months from roughly May to October.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Algeria for less than a day. So far it has affected roughly 100 ha (247 acres) — about 1.0 km².
In the Northern Hemisphere, wildfire activity usually peaks during the warm, dry months — roughly May through October.
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