Wildfire near Robertville
Imagery: Sentinel-2 SWIR (Copernicus) — infrared, sees through smoke. 🟢 vegetation · 🟤 burned · 🟠 active fire.
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from the active wildfire burning near Robertville, Belgium, which has already consumed 2,030 hectares (5,016 acres) since it started on August 14, 2026. Monitoring systems have detected 81 heat signatures cluster nearby over the past 48 hours, illustrating the current spread and active trajectory of the blaze across the landscape.
This ongoing fire activity occurs squarely within the region's typical fire season, which spans the warm, dry months roughly from May to October.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in BE for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 2,030 ha (5,016 acres) — about 20 km².
In the Northern Hemisphere, wildfire activity usually peaks during the warm, dry months — roughly May through October.
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