Wildfire near Ourol
Started on Jul 30, 2026.
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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 Ourol, Spain, an active wildfire has scorched 200 ha (494 acres) since it started on 2026-07-30. Satellites are picking up a low heat signature from the fire front.
With 8 heat detections picked up over the last 48 hours, the fire continues to spread in the area.
In context
This wildfire burned in Spain for 2 days. In total it burned about 200 ha (494 acres) — around 2.0 km².
In the Northern Hemisphere, wildfire activity usually peaks during the warm, dry months — roughly May through October.
The bigger picture in Spain
Across Spain, roughly 296,502 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 211% above the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus EFFIS.
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