Wildfire near Peñas de Riglos, Las
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Fire (SWIR)
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).
Sاتellites are picking up a cluster of 49 heat detections over the past 48 hours near Peñas de Riglos, Las, Spain, mapping the active spread of a wildfire that has already consumed 3,735 hectares (9,229 acres) of mixed forest and coniferous forest. Having started on August 10, 2026, the blaze continues to burn within a region where the typical fire season spans from June to October.
This ongoing incident unfolds during a severe year for the country, with 245,870 hectares burned so far in 2026, marking a total that is 158% above the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Spain for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 3,735 ha (9,229 acres) — about 37 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 245,870 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 158% above the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus EFFIS.
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