Wildfire near Mornese, Italy (2026)

Wildfire near Mornese — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near Mornese — 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

The story so far

Burning across a span of seventy-nine days after igniting on August 10, 2026, a wildfire near Mornese, Italy, has officially ended. Operating within a typical fire season that stretches from June to October, the incident ultimately consumed an estimated 150 hectares, equivalent to 371 acres, as gauged by satellite observation.

By the time the flames subsided, satellites were only picking up a low heat signature from the location. The broader national context shows that 117,492 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, marking a figure that sits 105% above the two-decade average for the country.

In context

This wildfire burned in Italy for 2 days. In total it burned about 150 ha (371 acres) — around 1.5 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.