Started on Sep 28, 2026.
Yesterday's image: fire shows in orange and red. NASA MODIS
Red dots: heat detected by satellite in the last 48h. NASA FIRMS
Active fires nearby2 · 100 km
Burning near Sumayl, Iraq, an active wildfire has scorched 130 hectares (321 acres) since it started on September 28, 2026, within a regional context where the typical fire season spans the warm, dry months roughly from May to October.
Satellites are picking up a low heat signature from the active front, while 10 distinct heat detections clustered nearby over the past 48 hours trace the current spread of the fire across the landscape.
In context
This wildfire burned in Iraq 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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