Yesterday's image: fire shows in orange and red. NASA MODIS
Red dots: heat detected by satellite in the last 48h. NASA FIRMS
The story so far
Burning near Maglizh, Bulgaria, a wildfire that began on September 27, 2026, has now ended after a 47-day duration. During its lengthy course through the region's typical fire season—which spans the warm, dry months roughly from May to October—satellites tracked the incident closely.
By satellite estimate, the fire reached roughly 100 hectares, which is equivalent to 247 acres. Throughout its monitoring period, space-based instruments observed a low satellite heat intensity coming from the burning area, indicating relatively low radiative power from the fire front before the incident finally concluded.
In context
This wildfire burned in Bulgaria 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.
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