Wildfire near Moixent / Mogente, Spain (2026)

Wildfire near Moixent / Mogente — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near Moixent / Mogente — Sentinel-2 SWIR (fuego)

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True view (left): as the eye sees it.
Fire view (right): infrared (SWIR), sees through smoke and brings out the heat.

🟢 green = vegetation
🟤 brown = already burned
🟠 orange = fire right now

Drag to compare: normal photo on the left, heat brought out on the right.

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

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The story so far

Summary written on Aug 2, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.

An active wildfire burning near Moixent / Mogente, Spain, has charred 100 hectares (247 acres) since it started on August 2, 2026. Despite its modest low heat intensity, satellites have picked up four heat detections in the past 48 hours, tracking the ongoing spread of the fire front across the landscape.

This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which runs from June to October. The broader environmental picture in Spain remains severe, with 221,446 hectares burned so far in 2026, a staggering 132 percent above the two-decade average.

In context

This wildfire burned in Spain for 2 days. In total it burned about 100 ha (247 acres) — around 1.0 km². That size is an estimate from satellite hotspots, not a measured area.

In the Northern Hemisphere, wildfire activity usually peaks during the warm, dry months — roughly May through October.