Wildfire near Paternò
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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).
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 20 days. In total it burned about 130 ha (321 acres) — around 1.3 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 105,137 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 84% above the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus EFFIS.
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