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Wildfire near Torfaen

Ended · 250 ha (618 acres) · started 2026-07-22 · updated 2026-07-23

Wildfire near Torfaen — Sentinel-2 true color Wildfire near Torfaen — 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).

Burning across 250 ha (618 acres) in Torfaen, this active wildfire that started on 2026-07-22 continues to present challenges as satellites pick up a low heat signature from the front. Ten heat detections over the past 48 hours indicate nearby thermal clustering as the incident develops in the area.

In context

This wildfire burned in United Kingdom for 2 days. In total it burned about 250 ha (618 acres) — around 2.5 km².

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

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