Wildfire near Farrera
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Fire (SWIR)
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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 near Farrera, Spain, an active wildfire has consumed 130 ha (321 acres) since it started on 2026-07-24. Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from the active front, underscoring the severity of the blaze.
Regional tracking shows that 5 heat signatures have been detected in the area over the last 48 hours, illustrating the current spread of the fire.
In context
This wildfire burned in Spain for 4 days. In total it burned about 130 ha (321 acres) — around 1.3 km².
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 296,197 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 211% above the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus EFFIS.
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