Started on Sep 4, 2026.
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Green: vegetationBrown: already burnedOrange: fire right nowSentinel-2 · Copernicus
Red dots: heat detected by satellite in the last 48h. NASA FIRMS
Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature at an active wildfire near Levan, Albania, where 21 separate heat detections have clustered over the last 48 hours to reveal a fast-spreading front. Burning in a region where the typical fire season spans the warm, dry months from roughly May to October, the blaze has already consumed 500 hectares, equivalent to 1,236 acres, since it first started on September 4, 2026.
In context
This wildfire burned in Albania for 2 days. In total it burned about 500 ha (1,236 acres) — around 5.0 km².
In the Northern Hemisphere, wildfire activity usually peaks during the warm, dry months — roughly May through October.
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