Wildfire near Mazzarino
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Fire (SWIR)
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🟢 green = vegetation
🟤 red/brown = burned
🟠 orange = active fire
Imagery: Sentinel-2 (Copernicus). Drag to compare smoke vs. infrared.
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Spreading across 100 hectares near Mazzarino, Italy, this active wildfire has been burning since July 16, 2026. Satellite sensors are currently monitoring the perimeter, recording a low heat intensity across the site.
Data from the last 48 hours indicates four distinct heat detections, suggesting the fire remains active as it continues to impact the local landscape.
In context
This wildfire burned in Italy for 26 days. In total it burned about 100 ha (247 acres) — around 1.0 km².
In the Northern Hemisphere, wildfire activity usually peaks during the warm, dry months — roughly May through October.
The bigger picture in Italy
Across Italy, roughly 93,665 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 64% above the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus EFFIS.
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