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Wildfire near Motta San Giovanni

Ended · 180 hectares (445 acres) · Started · Updated

This fire in numbers3 days
180Hectares445Acres3Days it lasted

Started on Aug 22, 2026.

Italy today7 days
8Fires · 7d116Hotspots 48h930Hectares · 7d
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Fire view (right): infrared (SWIR), sees through smoke and brings out the heat.

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

Red dots: heat detected by satellite in the last 48h. NASA FIRMS

Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from the active wildfire burning near Motta San Giovanni, Italy, which has already consumed 180 hectares (445 acres) since it started on August 22, 2026. Orbiting sensors have detected 13 heat signatures over the past 48 hours, illustrating the current spread and active trajectory of the blaze in this region.

This incident unfolds during the area's typical fire season, which runs from June to October. Meanwhile, the broader national landscape faces heightened strain, with 87,113 hectares burned across Italy so far in 2026, a figure that stands 52% above the two-decade average.

In context

This wildfire burned in Italy for 2 days. In total it burned about 180 ha (445 acres) — around 1.8 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 115,097 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 101% above the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus EFFIS.

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