Wildfire near Sahtu Region
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🟢 green = vegetation
🟤 red/brown = burned
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Imagery: Sentinel-2 (Copernicus). Drag to compare smoke vs. infrared.
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Burning for 35 days since its June 29 start, the active wildfire in the Sahtu Region of the Northwest Territories has steadily expanded at an average daily growth rate of approximately 26 hectares per day, reaching a total size of 900 hectares (2,224 acres).
This ongoing fire occurs within a regional season that typically spans from May to September. Meanwhile, the broader national landscape has seen 2,102,567 hectares burned so far in 2026, tracking 50% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Northwest Territories for 36 days. So far it has affected roughly 900 ha (2,224 acres) — about 9.0 km².
In the Northern Hemisphere, wildfire activity usually peaks during the warm, dry months — roughly May through October.
The bigger picture in Canada
Across Canada, roughly 2,102,567 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 50% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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