Wildfire near San Martín de Valdeiglesias (Jul 23 #2)
True color
Fire (SWIR)
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True color (left): as the eye sees it.
Infrared / SWIR (right): sees through smoke.
🟢 green = vegetation
🟤 red/brown = burned
🟠 orange = active fire
Infrared / SWIR (right): sees through smoke.
🟢 green = vegetation
🟤 red/brown = burned
🟠 orange = active fire
Imagery: Sentinel-2 (Copernicus). Drag to compare smoke vs. infrared.
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
An active wildfire burning near San Martín de Valdeiglesias, Spain, has charred 2,635 ha (6,511 acres) of coniferous forest and mixed forest since it started on July 23, 2026. Satellite monitoring underscores the ongoing spread of the blaze, with 59 heat detections registered over a 48-hour period.
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