Wildfire near La Mierla
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Imagery: Sentinel-2 (Copernicus). Drag to compare smoke vs. infrared.
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Spreading across 230 hectares (568 acres) near La Mierla, Spain, this active wildfire is currently exhibiting an intense heat signature as detected by satellite monitoring. The blaze, which began on July 16, 2026, has shown significant activity in the immediate area.
Over the last 48 hours, satellite sensors have identified 15 distinct heat detections clustered around the fire front, indicating a concentrated and expanding perimeter in the landscape surrounding the city.
In context
This wildfire burned in Spain for 26 days. In total it burned about 230 ha (568 acres) — around 2.3 km².
In the Northern Hemisphere, wildfire activity usually peaks during the warm, dry months — roughly May through October.
The bigger picture in Spain
Across Spain, roughly 295,619 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 210% above the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus EFFIS.
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