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Wildfire near سيدي خيار

Ended · 180 ha (445 acres) · started 2026-07-24 · updated 2026-07-25

Wildfire near سيدي خيار — Sentinel-2 true color Wildfire near سيدي خيار — Sentinel-2 SWIR (fuego) True color Fire (SWIR)
True color (left): as the eye sees it.
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).

Spanning 180 ha (445 acres) near سيدي خيار, Tunisia, an active wildfire that started on 2026-07-24 continues to burn. Satellites are picking up a moderate heat signature from the active front.

In the surrounding area, 14 recent heat detections have been registered over a 48-hour period.

In context

This wildfire burned in Tunisia for 4 days. In total it burned about 180 ha (445 acres) — around 1.8 km².

In the Northern Hemisphere, wildfire activity usually peaks during the warm, dry months — roughly May through October.

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