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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
The story so far
Burning for four days with an average daily growth of approximately 150 hectares per day, the wildfire near Minervino Murge, Italy, scorched a total of 601 hectares (1,485 acres) across other natural land and coniferous forest before finally ending. Satellites detected a single heat signature nearby over the 48-hour window, illustrating the localized spread of the incident.
The fire unfolded within a region where the typical fire season spans from June to October. This incident adds to a broader national trend, as Italy has seen 81,332 hectares burn so far in 2026, a figure that tracking shows is 42% above the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Italy for 72 days. In total it burned about 601 ha (1,485 acres) — around 6.0 km².
In the Northern Hemisphere, wildfire activity usually peaks during the warm, dry months — roughly May through October.
The bigger picture in Italy
Across Italy, roughly 117,574 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 105% above the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus EFFIS.
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