Wildfire near Oued Zenati, Algeria (2026)

Wildfire near Oued Zenati — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near Oued Zenati — Sentinel-2 SWIR (fuego)

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True view (left): as the eye sees it.
Fire view (right): infrared (SWIR), sees through smoke and brings out the heat.

🟢 green = vegetation
🟤 brown = already burned
🟠 orange = fire right now

Drag to compare: normal photo on the left, heat brought out on the right.

Green: vegetationBrown: already burnedOrange: fire right nowSentinel-2 · Copernicus

The story so far

About 15 km east of Oued Zenati.

Summary written on Aug 29, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.

Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from an active wildfire burning near Oued Zenati, Algeria, which has charred 330 hectares, or 815 acres, since it started on August 28, 2026. The blaze is unfolding within the country's typical fire season, which spans the warm, dry months roughly from May to October.

Surrounding the active front, space-based sensors have detected 13 heat signatures over a recent 48-hour period, underscoring how far the fire has spread across the landscape.

In context

This wildfire burned in Algeria for 2 days. In total it burned about 330 ha (815 acres) — around 3.3 km². That size is an estimate from satellite hotspots, not a measured area.

In the Northern Hemisphere, wildfire activity usually peaks during the warm, dry months — roughly May through October.