Started on Jul 24, 2026.
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Fire view (right): infrared (SWIR), sees through smoke and brings out the heat.
🟢 green = vegetation
🟤 brown = already burned
🟠 orange = fire right now
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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
Burning near Sidi Amar, Algeria, an active wildfire has expanded to cover 730 ha (1,804 acres) since it started on 2026-07-24. Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from the active front, while 50 heat detections over the past 48 hours highlight the ongoing spread across the area.
In context
This wildfire burned in Algeria for 4 days. In total it burned about 730 ha (1,804 acres) — around 7.3 km².
In the Northern Hemisphere, wildfire activity usually peaks during the warm, dry months — roughly May through October.
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