Wildfire near Minervino Murge (IT)
True color
Fire (SWIR)
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True color (left): as the eye sees it.
Infrared / SWIR (right): sees through smoke.
🟢 green = vegetation
🟤 red/brown = burned
🟠 orange = active fire
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).
Burning for approximately four days since its ignition on July 15, the active wildfire near Minervino Murge, Italy, continues to pose a threat to the local landscape. Satellite data from NASA FIRMS has identified 9 distinct heat signatures in the immediate vicinity over the past 48 hours, signaling persistent and ongoing combustion activity within the affected area.
The blaze has currently consumed 180 hectares, or roughly 445 acres, of land. Emergency crews remain engaged as the fire continues to impact the region surrounding the city.