Wildfire near Ibn Badis, Algeria (2026)

Wildfire near Ibn Badis — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near Ibn Badis — 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

Summary written on Jul 24, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.

Burning near Ibn Badis, Algeria, an active wildfire has expanded across 1,230 hectares (3,039 acres) since it started on July 23, 2026. Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from the fire front, reflecting its severe activity.

Across the surrounding area, instruments have registered 53 heat detections within the last 48 hours, illustrating the broad scale of the spread.

In context

This wildfire burned in Algeria for 2 days. In total it burned about 1,230 ha (3,039 acres) — around 12 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.