Started on Jul 22, 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
About 10 km west of Encinedo.
Burning near Encinedo, Spain, an active wildfire has scorched 150 hectares (371 acres) since it began on July 22, 2026. Satellites are currently picking up an intense heat signature from the active front, underscoring the severity of the blaze.
In the past 48 hours, orbital monitoring has detected six separate heat signatures clustering near the fire, mapping the recent spread across the landscape.
In context
This wildfire burned in Spain for 2 days. In total it burned about 150 ha (371 acres) — around 1.5 km². That size is an estimate from satellite hotspots, not a measured area.
In the Northern Hemisphere, wildfire activity usually peaks during the warm, dry months — roughly May through October.
The bigger picture in Spain
Across Spain, roughly 301,413 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 216% above the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus EFFIS.
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