Started on Jul 31, 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
Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from an active wildfire burning near Nikolaos Skoufas Municipality, Greece, with just 1 heat detection logged over the past 48 hours. The blaze has scorched 100 ha (247 acres) since it started on July 31, 2026.
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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