Wildfire near Le Porge (Jul 22)
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Fire (SWIR)
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 Le Porge, France, a wildfire that began on July 22, 2026, has concluded after scorching 580 hectares (1,433 acres). Satellites detected an intense heat signature during the event.
A cluster of 119 heat detections over a recent 48-hour period mapped the extent of the fire's final activity in the area.
In context
This wildfire burned in France for 20 days. In total it burned about 580 ha (1,433 acres) — around 5.8 km².
In the Northern Hemisphere, wildfire activity usually peaks during the warm, dry months — roughly May through October.
The bigger picture in France
Across France, roughly 96,595 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 555% above the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus EFFIS.
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