Started on Jul 22, 2026.
Italy today7 days
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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
A 130-hectare (321-acre) wildfire that ignited on July 22, 2026, near Paternò, Italy, has now ended. During the event, satellites detected a moderate heat intensity from the fire's front.
Monitoring systems also registered 10 thermal detections in the surrounding area over the final 48 hours, illustrating the localized spread of the blaze before it was successfully brought to a close.
In context
This wildfire burned in Italy for 80 days. In total it burned about 130 ha (321 acres) — around 1.3 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.
The bigger picture in Italy
Across Italy, roughly 117,128 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 105% above the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus EFFIS.
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