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Wildfire near Roccagorga

Ended · 180 hectares (445 acres) · Started · Updated

This fire in numbers3 days
180Hectares445Acres3Days it lasted

Started on Aug 31, 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

An active wildfire spanning 180 hectares, or 445 acres, is currently burning near Roccagorga, Italy, with satellites picking up a moderate heat signature from the active front. Having started on August 31, 2026, the incident is unfolding during the region's typical fire season, which runs from June to October.

Operational tracking over the past 48 hours reveals six distinct heat detections clustering around the area, illustrating the local spread of the blaze. This event coincides with a broader national trend, as 103,675 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, placing total acreage 81% above the two-decade average.

In context

This wildfire burned in Italy for 2 days. In total it burned about 180 ha (445 acres) — around 1.8 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 109,386 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 91% above the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus EFFIS.

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