Wildfire near Nikolaos Skoufas Municipality
Satellite image: NASA MODIS (infrared — active fire in orange/red, from yesterday).
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
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 has been burning in Greece for less than a day. So far it has affected roughly 100 ha (247 acres) — about 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 9,133 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 82% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus EFFIS.
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