Wildfire near Ramdane Djamel, Algeria (2026)

Wildfire near Ramdane Djamel — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near Ramdane Djamel — Sentinel-2 SWIR (fuego)

True view Fire view

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True view (left): as the eye sees it.
Fire view (right): infrared (SWIR), sees through smoke and brings out the heat.

🟢 green = vegetation
🟤 brown = already burned
🟠 orange = fire right now

Drag to compare: normal photo on the left, heat brought out on the right.

Green: vegetationBrown: already burnedOrange: fire right nowSentinel-2 · Copernicus

The story so far

Summary written on Jul 23, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.

Burning near Ramdane Djamel, Algeria, the active wildfire has scorched 280 ha (692 acres) since it started on 2026-07-22. Satellite monitoring reveals a moderate heat intensity from the fire front, while 16 heat detections over the past 48 hours highlight the ongoing spread across the area.

In context

This wildfire burned in Algeria for 2 days. In total it burned about 280 ha (692 acres) — around 2.8 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.