Wildfire near Hammam Beni Salah, Algeria (2026)

Wildfire near Hammam Beni Salah — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near Hammam Beni Salah — Sentinel-2 SWIR (fuego)

True view Fire view

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True view (left): as the eye sees it.
Fire view (right): infrared (SWIR), sees through smoke and brings out the heat.

🟢 green = vegetation
🟤 brown = already burned
🟠 orange = fire right now

Drag to compare: normal photo on the left, heat brought out on the right.

Green: vegetationBrown: already burnedOrange: fire right nowSentinel-2 · Copernicus

The story so far

Burning across the landscape of Algeria near Hammam Beni Salah during a regional fire season that typically spans the warm, dry months from roughly May to October, a wildfire burned for 110 days after starting on July 22, 2026. Satellites picked up an intense heat signature while the incident was active.

By satellite estimate, the fire ultimately reached roughly 150 hectares, equivalent to about 371 acres. The event has now ended.

In context

This wildfire burned in Algeria 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.