EndedUpdated · Source: NASA FIRMS

Wildfire near Taboada

Started · size estimated by satellite

Estimated size
130 hectares
from satellite heat
Lasted
3 days
from Jul 28, 2026
Wildfire near Taboada — Sentinel-2 true color Wildfire near Taboada — Sentinel-2 SWIR (fuego) True view Fire view
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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

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The story so far

About 10 km east of Taboada.

Summary written on Jul 29, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.

Burning near Taboada, Spain, an active wildfire has scorched 130 ha (321 acres) since it began on 2026-07-28.

Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature alongside 6 recent heat detections, mapping the spread of the active front.

In context

This wildfire burned in Spain for 2 days. In total it burned about 130 ha (321 acres) — around 1.3 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.

The bigger picture in Spain

Across Spain, roughly 301,413 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 216% above the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus EFFIS.

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