Wildfire near Seira, Spain (2026)

Wildfire near Seira — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near Seira — Sentinel-2 SWIR (fuego)

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True view (left): as the eye sees it.
Fire view (right): infrared (SWIR), sees through smoke and brings out the heat.

🟢 green = vegetation
🟤 brown = already burned
🟠 orange = fire right now

Drag to compare: normal photo on the left, heat brought out on the right.

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The story so far

A low-intensity wildfire near Seira, Spain, burned for 84 days after starting on July 31, 2026, reaching an estimated size of 200 hectares, or 494 acres, before finally ending. Satellites detected low heat signatures from the scene during the incident. The local fire season typically runs from June to October.

Across the country, the wider situation showed severe impacts, with 301,413 hectares burned so far in 2026, marking a figure 216% above the two-decade average.

In context

This wildfire burned in Spain for 2 days. In total it burned about 200 ha (494 acres) — around 2.0 km². That size is an estimate from satellite hotspots, not a measured area.

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