Started on Aug 21, 2026.
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🟤 brown = already burned
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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 monitoring the active wildfire near Gjegjan, Albania, are currently picking up a moderate heat signature across the 380-hectare (939-acre) burn scar. The blaze, which started on August 14, 2026, has produced 15 separate heat detections over the past 48 hours, illustrating the current spread of thermal activity in the area.
This incident is unfolding against the backdrop of Albania's typical fire season, which spans the warm, dry months from roughly May to October.
In context
This wildfire burned in Albania for 2 days. In total it burned about 180 ha (445 acres) — around 1.8 km².
In the Northern Hemisphere, wildfire activity usually peaks during the warm, dry months — roughly May through October.
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