Started on Sep 24, 2026.
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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
An intense heat signature is being picked up by satellites over an active wildfire burning near Nikël, Albania, signaling significant thermal energy radiating from the front. Spanning 130 hectares, which equals 321 acres, the blaze has generated 11 thermal detections in the surrounding area over the last 48 hours.
First breaking out on September 24, 2026, the fire continues to burn actively through a region where conditions are typically shaped by the warm, dry months that stretch roughly from May to October.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Albania for less than a day. So far it has affected roughly 130 ha (321 acres) — about 1.3 km².
In the Northern Hemisphere, wildfire activity usually peaks during the warm, dry months — roughly May through October.
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