Started on Sep 5, 2026.
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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 the active wildfire burning near Risan, Montenegro, where 12 recent heat detections cluster across the surrounding landscape. Spanning 300 hectares, or approximately 741 acres, the blaze has been burning since its start on September 5, 2026.
This current incident is unfolding within the country's typical fire season, which generally spans the warm, dry months from roughly May to October.
In context
This wildfire burned in Montenegro for 2 days. In total it burned about 300 ha (741 acres) — around 3.0 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.
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