Wildfire near Minervino Murge (Jul 15)
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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 intense heat signature is currently emanating from a wildfire near Minervino Murge, Italy, where satellites have identified 13 distinct heat detections within the last 48 hours. The blaze, which has been active since July 15, 2026, has already consumed 280 hectares (692 acres) of land.
In context
This wildfire burned in Italy for 27 days. In total it burned about 280 ha (692 acres) — around 2.8 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 93,665 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 64% above the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus EFFIS.
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