Wildfire near Ulcinj
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Fire (SWIR)
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).
Satellites are picking up a moderate heat signature from the active wildfire burning near Ulcinj, Montenegro, where 16 heat detections have been registered over the past 48 hours. The blaze, which covers 400 hectares, or 988 acres, started on August 14, 2026.
This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which spans the warm, dry months from roughly May to October.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Montenegro for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 450 ha (1,112 acres) — about 4.5 km².
In the Northern Hemisphere, wildfire activity usually peaks during the warm, dry months — roughly May through October.
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