Started on Aug 28, 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
Orbiting satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from the active wildfire burning near Sedrata, Algeria, with 16 distinct thermal anomalies detected over the last 48 hours signaling a wide and aggressive spread across the landscape. The blaze, which ignited on August 28, 2026, has already consumed 330 hectares, equivalent to 815 acres.
This ongoing incident is unfolding squarely within the region's typical fire season, which spans the warm and dry months running roughly from May to October.
In context
This wildfire burned in Algeria for 2 days. In total it burned about 330 ha (815 acres) — around 3.3 km².
In the Northern Hemisphere, wildfire activity usually peaks during the warm, dry months — roughly May through October.
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