Started on Aug 25, 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
Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from an active wildfire that has consumed 1,000 hectares (2,471 acres) near Poggiorsini, Italy. Having started on August 25, 2026, the blaze is generating significant thermal energy as it burns through the region during the local fire season, which typically runs from June to October.
Monitoring systems have detected 40 heat signatures nearby over the past 48 hours, indicating the active spread of the fire front across the landscape. This incident unfolds within a severe broader context for the country, as Italy has already recorded 90,011 hectares burned so far in 2026, a figure that surges 57% above the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Italy for 1 day. In total it burned about 1,000 ha (2,471 acres) — around 10 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 115,803 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 102% above the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus EFFIS.
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