Started on Oct 4, 2026.
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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 are picking up a moderate heat signature from an active wildfire burning near Kays Qal‘ah, Iraq, where ten recent thermal detections have clustered over the past 48 hours to mark the spread of the front. Having started on October 4, 2026, the blaze has grown to consume 130 hectares, which translates to 321 acres.
This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which spans the warm and dry months running roughly from May to October.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Iraq for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 130 ha (321 acres) — about 1.3 km².
In the Northern Hemisphere, wildfire activity usually peaks during the warm, dry months — roughly May through October.
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