Wildfire near Dobruševo
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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 near Dobruševo, North Macedonia, an active wildfire has consumed 300 hectares, or 741 acres, since it started on August 13, 2026. Satellites are currently picking up an intense heat signature from the active front, while fourteen thermal detections over the past 48 hours indicate the extent of the spread.
This ongoing incident unfolds within the region's typical fire season, which occurs during the warm, dry months running roughly from May to October.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in North Macedonia for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 300 ha (741 acres) — about 3.0 km².
In the Northern Hemisphere, wildfire activity usually peaks during the warm, dry months — roughly May through October.
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