Wildfire near Loporzano, Spain (2026)

Wildfire near Loporzano — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near Loporzano — 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

About 10 km north of Loporzano.

Summary written on Aug 5, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.

An active wildfire burning near Loporzano, Spain, has charred 100 hectares (247 acres) since it started on August 4, 2026. Despite its spread, satellites are picking up only a low heat signature from the front, with five heat detections recorded over the last 48 hours mapping the current proximity of the fire.

The incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which runs from June to October. The broader landscape faces severe strain, with 222,315 hectares burned across the country so far in 2026—marking a total that sits 133% above the two-decade average.

In context

This wildfire burned in Spain for 2 days. In total it burned about 100 ha (247 acres) — around 1.0 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.