Wildfire near Mierla, La
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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).
Spanning 23 days of active burning, the wildfire near Mierla, La, in Spain consumed 33,022 hectares (81,599 acres) of sclerophyllous vegetation and other natural land at an average daily growth of approximately 1,436 hectares per day. Having now ended, the incident unfolded within a region where the typical fire season runs from June to October.
Orbiting satellites detected only two heat signatures in the area over the preceding 48 hours, reflecting the subdued final activity of the landscape. This particular event unfolded amid a broader national crisis, as Spain recorded 223,403 hectares burned so far in 2026—a figure standing 135% above the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Spain for 45 days. In total it burned about 33,022 ha (81,599 acres) — around 330 km².
In the Northern Hemisphere, wildfire activity usually peaks during the warm, dry months — roughly May through October.
The bigger picture in Spain
Across Spain, roughly 295,619 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 210% above the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus EFFIS.
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