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Wildfire near Rast

Ended · 330 ha (815 acres) · started 2026-07-29 · updated 2026-07-30

Wildfire near Rast — Sentinel-2 true color Wildfire near Rast — Sentinel-2 SWIR (fuego) True color Fire (SWIR)
True color (left): as the eye sees it.
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).

Burning near Rast, Romania, an active wildfire has scorched 330 hectares, or 815 acres, since it started on July 29, 2026.

Satellites are picking up a moderate heat signature from the front, alongside 15 recent heat detections clustered nearby.

In context

This wildfire burned in Romania for 2 days. In total it burned about 330 ha (815 acres) — around 3.3 km².

In the Northern Hemisphere, wildfire activity usually peaks during the warm, dry months — roughly May through October.

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