Wildfire near Minervino Murge (Aug 10 #2)
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Fire (SWIR)
Infrared / SWIR (right): sees through smoke.
🟢 green = vegetation
🟤 red/brown = burned
🟠 orange = active fire
Imagery: Sentinel-2 (Copernicus). Drag to compare smoke vs. infrared.
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
An active wildfire is currently burning across 601 hectares (1,485 acres) of other natural land and coniferous forest near Minervino Murge, Italy, after starting on August 10, 2026. This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which runs from June to October.
Satellite monitoring over the past 48 hours has detected 2 heat signatures in the vicinity. Across the country, 78,407 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a figure that is 37% above the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Italy for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 601 ha (1,485 acres) — about 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 79,746 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 39% above the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus EFFIS.
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