Started on Aug 21, 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 over an active wildfire burning near Marines, Spain, where 14 recent heat detections cluster tightly across the landscape to mark the current footprint of the blaze. The active front has consumed 350 hectares, equivalent to 865 acres, since it started on August 21, 2026.
This emergency unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which runs from June to October. The broader environmental picture in Spain remains severe, with 297,633 hectares burned so far in 2026, marking a total that sits 212% above the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Spain for 2 days. In total it burned about 350 ha (865 acres) — around 3.5 km².
In the Northern Hemisphere, wildfire activity usually peaks during the warm, dry months — roughly May through October.
The bigger picture in Spain
Across Spain, roughly 301,101 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 216% above the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus EFFIS.
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