Wildfire near Tabursuq, Tunisia (2026)

Wildfire near Tabursuq — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near Tabursuq — Sentinel-2 SWIR (fuego)

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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

Drag to compare: normal photo on the left, heat brought out on the right.

Green: vegetationBrown: already burnedOrange: fire right nowSentinel-2 · Copernicus

The story so far

About 10 km north of Tabursuq.

Summary written on Jul 23, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.

A moderate heat signature picked up by satellites marks the active front of a wildfire burning near عين المليتي, Tunisia. Spanning 130 hectares, which equals 321 acres, the blaze has generated five heat detections over the past 48 hours following its ignition on July 22, 2026.

Monitoring systems continue to track the steady progression of the fire as it maintains its active status in the region.

In context

This wildfire burned in Tunisia 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.