Wildfire near Mytilene
Started on Jul 29, 2026.
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Fire (SWIR)
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🟢 green = vegetation
🟤 red/brown = burned
🟠 orange = active fire
Imagery: Sentinel-2 (Copernicus). Drag to compare smoke vs. infrared.
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Burning near the Municipality of Mytilene in Greece, an active wildfire has scorched 100 hectares, or 247 acres, since it started on July 29, 2026. Satellites are currently picking up a moderate heat signature from the front, while 4 heat detections registered over the past 48 hours indicate nearby thermal activity.
In context
This wildfire burned in Greece for 2 days. In total it burned about 100 ha (247 acres) — around 1.0 km².
In the Northern Hemisphere, wildfire activity usually peaks during the warm, dry months — roughly May through October.
The bigger picture in Greece
Across Greece, roughly 33,524 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 33% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus EFFIS.
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