Started on Oct 7, 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 a moderate heat signature from an active wildfire burning near Nikšić, Montenegro, where 18 thermal detections have been recorded over the past 48 hours. The blaze has scorched 450 hectares, equivalent to 1,112 acres, since it started on October 7, 2026.
This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which spans the warm, dry months from roughly May to October.
In context
This wildfire burned in Montenegro for 2 days. In total it burned about 450 ha (1,112 acres) — around 4.5 km².
In the Northern Hemisphere, wildfire activity usually peaks during the warm, dry months — roughly May through October.
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