Wildfire near Sutera
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🟢 green = vegetation
🟤 red/brown = burned
🟠 orange = active fire
Imagery: Sentinel-2 (Copernicus). Drag to compare smoke vs. infrared.
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Burning across 1,409 hectares (3,482 acres) of other natural land and agricultural areas, a wildfire near Sutera, Italy, has officially ended after a 19-day run that began on July 20, 2026. Over the course of its activity, the fire maintained an average daily growth of approximately 74 hectares per day. In its final stages, satellite monitoring via NASA FIRMS detected a single heat signature over the past 48 hours, indicating that remnants of the activity were minimal as firefighters brought the incident to a close.
This event unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which spans from June to October. On a broader scale, Italy has recorded 75,844 hectares burned so far in 2026, a figure that stands 33% above the two-decade average for the country.
In context
This wildfire burned in Italy for 45 days. In total it burned about 1,409 ha (3,482 acres) — around 14 km².
In the Northern Hemisphere, wildfire activity usually peaks during the warm, dry months — roughly May through October.
The bigger picture in Italy
Across Italy, roughly 105,137 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 84% above the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus EFFIS.
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