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
Burning near Francofonte, Italy, a wildfire that began on July 22, 2026, has ended after scorching 430 ha (1,063 acres). Satellites monitoring the incident picked up an intense heat signature reflecting the high power of the burning front.
During the event, a cluster of 30 heat detections was recorded over a 48-hour period, mapping the close-range spread of the fire across the area.
In context
This wildfire burned in Italy for 50 days. In total it burned about 430 ha (1,063 acres) — around 4.3 km².
In the Northern Hemisphere, wildfire activity usually peaks during the warm, dry months — roughly May through October.
The bigger picture in Italy
Across Italy, roughly 108,719 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 90% above the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus EFFIS.
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