Wildfire near Meriç
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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).
Burning near Meriç, Turkey, an active wildfire has scorched 150 hectares, equivalent to 371 acres, since it started on August 9, 2026. Orbiting equipment is tracking an intense heat signature from the active front, while satellites have recorded six thermal detections over the past forty-eight hours, illustrating the current spread of the fire across the landscape.
This incident occurs within the region's typical fire season, which runs from June to September. Nationally, the broader context shows that 32,719 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, tracking 39 percent below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Turkey for less than a day. So far it has affected roughly 150 ha (371 acres) — about 1.5 km².
In the Northern Hemisphere, wildfire activity usually peaks during the warm, dry months — roughly May through October.
The bigger picture in Turkey
Across Turkey, roughly 32,719 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 39% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus EFFIS.
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