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Wildfire near Knin

Active · 300 ha (741 acres) · started 2026-09-08 · updated 2026-09-09

Wildfire near Knin — Sentinel-2 true color Wildfire near Knin — Sentinel-2 SWIR (fuego) True color Fire (SWIR)
True color (left): as the eye sees it.
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).

Burning near the city of Knin, Croatia, an active 300-hectare (741-acre) wildfire that started on September 8, 2026, is currently exhibiting low satellite heat intensity from its peak fire radiative power. Satellites are picking up 12 heat signatures clustering nearby, indicating how far the fire has spread across the area.

This incident falls within the region's typical fire season, which spans the warm, dry months roughly from May to October.

In context

This wildfire has been burning in Croatia for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 300 ha (741 acres) — about 3.0 km².

In the Northern Hemisphere, wildfire activity usually peaks during the warm, dry months — roughly May through October.

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