Started on Aug 8, 2026.
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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
An active wildfire spanning 130 hectares (321 acres) near Tignale, Italy, is being monitored as satellites detect a moderate heat signature from the burning front, accompanied by five nearby heat detections over the past 48 hours indicating the current extent of the spread. The fire began on August 8, 2026, burning within the region's typical fire season which spans from June to October.
This incident occurs during a broader national wildfire season that has seen 75,844 hectares burn across the country so far in 2026, a figure that tracking shows is 33% above the two-decade average for the same period.
In context
This wildfire burned in Italy 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.
The bigger picture in Italy
Across Italy, roughly 109,386 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 91% above the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus EFFIS.
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