Wildfire near Medjez Amar
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Fire (SWIR)
Infrared / SWIR (right): sees through smoke.
🟢 green = vegetation
🟤 red/brown = burned
🟠 orange = active fire
Imagery: Sentinel-2 (Copernicus). Drag to compare smoke vs. infrared.
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Burning near Medjez Amar, Algeria, an active wildfire spanning 230 hectares (568 acres) has been producing an intense heat signature as detected by satellites, which have recorded 19 thermal anomalies in the surrounding area over the past 48 hours.
First reported on July 22, 2026, the ongoing blaze continues to be actively monitored.
In context
This wildfire burned in Algeria for 2 days. In total it burned about 230 ha (568 acres) — around 2.3 km².
In the Northern Hemisphere, wildfire activity usually peaks during the warm, dry months — roughly May through October.
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