Wildfire near Mella (Jul 22), Cuba (2026)

Wildfire near Mella (Jul 22) — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near Mella (Jul 22) — Sentinel-2 SWIR (fuego)

True view Fire view

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True view (left): as the eye sees it.
Fire view (right): infrared (SWIR), sees through smoke and brings out the heat.

🟢 green = vegetation
🟤 brown = already burned
🟠 orange = fire right now

Drag to compare: normal photo on the left, heat brought out on the right.

Green: vegetationBrown: already burnedOrange: fire right nowSentinel-2 · Copernicus

The story so far

Summary written on Jul 23, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.

Burning near Mella, Cuba, an active wildfire has scorched 150 hectares (371 acres) since it began on July 22, 2026. Satellites are currently picking up a low heat signature, reflecting the modest intensity of the active front.

Monitoring systems have registered six heat detections in the surrounding area over the past 48 hours, illustrating the current footprint of the fire near Mella.

In context

This wildfire burned in Cuba for 2 days. In total it burned about 150 ha (371 acres) — around 1.5 km². That size is an estimate from satellite hotspots, not a measured area.

Close to the tropics, fires tend to follow the dry season and are often linked to land-clearing rather than a single summer peak.