Wildfire near Lenola, Italy (2026)

Wildfire near Lenola — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near Lenola — Sentinel-2 SWIR (fuego)

True view Fire view

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True view (left): as the eye sees it.
Fire view (right): infrared (SWIR), sees through smoke and brings out the heat.

🟢 green = vegetation
🟤 brown = already burned
🟠 orange = fire right now

Drag to compare: normal photo on the left, heat brought out on the right.

Green: vegetationBrown: already burnedOrange: fire right nowSentinel-2 · Copernicus

The story so far

Summary written on Sep 10, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.

Burning near Lenola, Italy, an active wildfire has scorched 180 hectares (445 acres) since it began on September 9, 2026. Satellites are picking up a moderate heat signature from the blaze, while eight distinct thermal detections over the past 48 hours map out how the fire has spread across the landscape.

This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which runs from June to October. The broader national picture reveals severe strain, with 107,426 hectares burned across the country so far in 2026—marking an alarming 88% surge above the two-decade average.

In context

This wildfire burned in Italy for 2 days. In total it burned about 180 ha (445 acres) — around 1.8 km². That size is an estimate from satellite hotspots, not a measured area.

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