Wildfire near Igea, Spain (2026)

Wildfire near Igea — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near Igea — Sentinel-2 SWIR (fuego)

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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 Sep 18, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.

An active wildfire burning near Igea, Spain, has charred 100 hectares, equivalent to 247 acres, since it started on September 18, 2026, during the region's typical fire season that spans from June to October. Satellites are picking up a moderate heat signature from the active front, while four heat detections over the past 48 hours show how far the fire has spread.

This incident unfolds within a severe broader landscape context, as 296,815 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, tracking 212% above the two-decade average.

In context

This wildfire burned in Spain for 2 days. In total it burned about 100 ha (247 acres) — around 1.0 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.