Wildfire near Kurşunlu
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🟤 red/brown = burned
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Imagery: Sentinel-2 (Copernicus). Drag to compare smoke vs. infrared.
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from the active wildfire burning near Kurşunlu, Turkey, which has charred 1,380 ha (3,410 acres) since it started on 2026-09-07. Spanning the region during the typical June to September fire season, the blaze has generated 56 heat detections over the past 48 hours, highlighting the rapid clustering of heat signatures nearby as the fire continues to spread across the landscape.
This Kurşunlu incident unfolds within a broader national context where 43,877 hectares have burned so far in 2026, a total that remains 18% below the country's two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Turkey for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 1,380 ha (3,410 acres) — about 14 km².
In the Northern Hemisphere, wildfire activity usually peaks during the warm, dry months — roughly May through October.
The bigger picture in Turkey
Across Turkey, roughly 43,877 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 18% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus EFFIS.
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