Wildfire near Plenița
Started on Aug 2, 2026.
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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).
An active wildfire spanning 100 hectares, equivalent to 247 acres, is currently burning near the city of Plenița in Romania, having started on August 2, 2026. Satellites are picking up a moderate heat signature from the burning front, while 25 recent heat detections over the past 48 hours cluster nearby to indicate how far the fire has spread.
The incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which spans the warm, dry months from roughly May to October.
In context
This wildfire burned in Romania for 2 days. In total it burned about 100 ha (247 acres) — around 1.0 km².
In the Northern Hemisphere, wildfire activity usually peaks during the warm, dry months — roughly May through October.
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