Wildfire near Naussac-Fontanes, France (2026)

Wildfire near Naussac-Fontanes — NASA satellite

Yesterday's image: fire shows in orange and red. NASA MODIS

The story so far

Summary written on Aug 8, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.

Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from the active wildfire burning near Naussac-Fontanes, France, where four separate heat detections have been registered over the past 48 hours. The blaze has scorched 100 hectares, or 247 acres, since it started on August 7, 2026, within a typical fire season that runs from June to September.

This incident unfolds during an extraordinary year for French wildfires, with 93,020 hectares burned so far in 2026, marking a staggering 530 percent increase above the two-decade average.

In context

This wildfire burned in France for 2 days. In total it burned about 100 ha (247 acres) — around 1.0 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.