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Wildfire near Mierla, La

Ended · 33,022 hectares (81,599 acres) · Started · Updated

This fire in numbers62 days
33,022Hectares81,599Acres62Days it lasted

Started on Jul 16, 2026.

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

Red dots: heat detected by satellite in the last 48h. NASA FIRMS

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 61 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 296,502 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 211% above the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus EFFIS.

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