Wildfire near Morlupo, Italy (2026)

Wildfire near Morlupo — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near Morlupo — Sentinel-2 SWIR (fuego)

True view Fire view

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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

The story so far

Summary written on Jul 30, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.

Burning near Morlupo, Italy, an active wildfire spanning 130 hectares (321 acres) continues to demand resources after starting on July 30, 2026. Satellites are currently picking up a moderate heat signature from the burning front.

In the past 48 hours, orbital instruments have registered five distinct heat detections clustered near the perimeter, indicating ongoing activity across the affected zone.

In context

This wildfire burned in Italy for 2 days. In total it burned about 130 ha (321 acres) — around 1.3 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.