Wildfire near Resuttano (Jul 21)
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🟢 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 across agricultural areas and sclerophyllous vegetation near Resuttano, Italy, a wildfire consumed 2,999 hectares (7,411 acres) over an 18-day campaign before finally ending. The fire maintained an average daily growth of approximately 167 hectares per day.
This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which runs from June to October. On a broader scale, Italy has seen 75,844 hectares burned so far in 2026, marking a total that is 33% above the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Italy for 45 days. In total it burned about 2,999 ha (7,411 acres) — around 30 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 105,137 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 84% above the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus EFFIS.
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