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
Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from an active wildfire burning near El Tarf, Algeria, where 26 recent heat detections cluster across the area, indicating significant active spread. The blaze has scorched 650 hectares (1,606 acres) since it started on August 29, 2026.
This ongoing fire activity occurs squarely within the region's typical fire season, which 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 650 ha (1,606 acres) — around 6.5 km².
In the Northern Hemisphere, wildfire activity usually peaks during the warm, dry months — roughly May through October.
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