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Wildfire near Paros

Ended · 250 ha (618 acres) · started 2026-07-30 · updated 2026-07-31

This fire in numbers3 days
250Hectares618Acres3Days it lasted

Started on Jul 30, 2026.

Greece todayLive
1Active85Hotspots 48h200Hectares
Last 7 days · steadyHow many named wildfires were burning on each of the last 7 days. It rises when there are more than on the earlier days.
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Wildfire near Paros — Sentinel-2 true color Wildfire near Paros — Sentinel-2 SWIR (fuego) True color Fire (SWIR)
True color (left): as the eye sees it.
Infrared / SWIR (right): sees through smoke.

🟢 green = vegetation
🟤 red/brown = burned
🟠 orange = active fire

Imagery: Sentinel-2 (Copernicus). Drag to compare smoke vs. infrared.

Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).

An active wildfire in Paros Municipality, Greece, has scorched 250 ha (618 acres) since it started on July 30, 2026. Satellite data reveals an intense heat signature from the burning front, accompanied by 10 heat detections picked up in the surrounding area over the past 48 hours.

In context

This wildfire burned in Greece for 2 days. In total it burned about 250 ha (618 acres) — around 2.5 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 33,523 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 33% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus EFFIS.

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