Wildfire near Rhar el Melah, Tunisia (2026)

Wildfire near Rhar el Melah — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near Rhar el Melah — 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 5 km east of Rhar el Melah.

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

Satellites are picking up a low heat signature from an active wildfire burning near غار الملح, Tunisia, where eight heat detections have been registered over the last 48 hours. The ongoing fire has consumed 200 hectares, equivalent to 494 acres.

In context

This wildfire burned in Tunisia for 2 days. In total it burned about 200 ha (494 acres) — around 2.0 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.