Wildfire near Efpalio, Greece (2026)

Wildfire near Efpalio — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near Efpalio — 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

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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 intense heat signature is currently being picked up by satellites over a 200-hectare (494-acre) wildfire in the Municipal Unit of Efpalio, Greece, which has already generated 24 heat detections in the past 48 hours to mark the spread of the front. Having started on August 1, 2026, the active blaze is unfolding during the region's typical fire season, which runs from June to September.

This incident develops against a broader national backdrop in which 21,116 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, a figure that remains 58% below the two-decade average.

In context

This wildfire burned in Greece for 2 days. In total it burned about 200 ha (494 acres) — around 2.0 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.