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Wildfire near Salvatierra de Miño

Ended · 130 hectares (321 acres) · Started · Updated

This fire in numbers3 days
130Hectares321Acres3Days it lasted

Started on Aug 18, 2026.

Spain today7 days
2Fires · 7d16Hotspots 48h730Hectares · 7d
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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 an active wildfire burning near Salvatierra de Miño, Spain, which has already consumed 130 hectares (321 acres) since it began on August 18, 2026. Monitoring systems have registered nine thermal detections in the past 48 hours, illustrating the current spread of the active blaze across the landscape.

This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which spans from June to October. The broader environmental picture in Spain remains severe, with 291,191 hectares burned so far in 2026—a figure that stands 206% above the two-decade average.

In context

This wildfire burned in Spain for 2 days. In total it burned about 130 ha (321 acres) — around 1.3 km².

In the Northern Hemisphere, wildfire activity usually peaks during the warm, dry months — roughly May through October.

The bigger picture in Spain

Across Spain, roughly 301,106 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 216% above the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus EFFIS.

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