Wildfire near Guri i Zi
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Fire (SWIR)
Infrared / SWIR (right): sees through smoke.
🟢 green = vegetation
🟤 red/brown = burned
🟠 orange = active fire
Imagery: Sentinel-2 (Copernicus). Drag to compare smoke vs. infrared.
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from the active wildfire burning near Guri i Zi, Albania, which has already scorched 330 hectares (815 acres) since it started on September 7, 2026. Orbiting equipment has recorded 31 heat detections in the past 48 hours, highlighting the ongoing spread of the flames.
This incident falls squarely within the region's typical fire season, which spans the warm, dry months from roughly May to October.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Albania for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 330 ha (815 acres) — about 3.3 km².
In the Northern Hemisphere, wildfire activity usually peaks during the warm, dry months — roughly May through October.
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