Wildfire near Noto
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🟢 green = vegetation
🟤 red/brown = burned
🟠 orange = active fire
Imagery: Sentinel-2 (Copernicus). Drag to compare smoke vs. infrared.
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Burning near Noto, Italy, an active wildfire spanning 100 ha (247 acres) continues to be monitored following its start on July 22, 2026. Satellites are picking up a moderate heat signature from the active front, alongside seven heat detections clustered in the area over the past 48 hours.
In context
This wildfire burned in Italy 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 Italy
Across Italy, roughly 106,235 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 86% above the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus EFFIS.
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