Wildfire near Sobolivka Rural Hromada
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Fire (SWIR)
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).
Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature at the active wildfire burning in Sobolivka Rural Hromada, Ukraine, where 13 recent thermal detections in the surrounding area highlight how far the blaze has spread. Spanning 130 hectares, which is equivalent to 321 acres, the fire has been burning since its start date of August 4, 2026.
This incident is unfolding during the region's typical fire season, which spans the warm, dry months from roughly May to October.
In context
This wildfire burned in Ukraine 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.
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