Wildfire near Monteverde (Aug 28)
Started on Aug 28, 2026.
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Imagery: Sentinel-2 (Copernicus). Drag to compare smoke vs. infrared.
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Burning across agricultural areas and broadleaf forest near Monteverde, Italy, a wildfire has burned 579 hectares (1,431 acres) over an 11-day period, averaging an estimated daily growth of 53 hectares per day since it started on August 28, 2026.
Satellites have detected 3 heat signatures nearby over the 48-hour window as the fire burned through its typical seasonal window, which runs from June to October. The incident has now ended.
This event fits into a broader national pattern for 2026, during which 106,235 hectares have burned so far, tracking 86% above the country's two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Italy for 12 days. In total it burned about 579 ha (1,431 acres) — around 5.8 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 213,068 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 86% above the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus EFFIS.
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