Wildfire near La Mierla (ES)

Active · 200 ha (494 acres) · started 2026-07-16 · updated 2026-07-17

True color Fire (SWIR)

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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).

Spreading across 200 hectares (494 acres) near La Mierla, Spain, this active wildfire is currently exhibiting an intense heat signature as detected by satellites. The blaze, which began on July 16, 2026, shows significant progression in the area.

Monitoring systems have identified 12 distinct heat detections within the last 48 hours, indicating a concentrated cluster of activity surrounding the fire front as it continues to burn through the local landscape.