Started on Sep 22, 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
Burning near Mataguži, Montenegro, an active wildfire has expanded to cover 250 hectares, or approximately 618 acres, over its first two days. This trajectory results in an average daily growth of about 125 hectares per day. Satellites are picking up a moderate heat signature from the active front, alongside 22 heat detections clustered nearby over the last 48 hours, illustrating the current spread of the fire.
This incident is unfolding within Montenegro's typical fire season, which spans the warm, dry months roughly from May to October.
In context
This wildfire burned in Montenegro for 2 days. In total it burned about 250 ha (618 acres) — around 2.5 km².
In the Northern Hemisphere, wildfire activity usually peaks during the warm, dry months — roughly May through October.
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