EndedUpdated · Source: NASA FIRMS

Wildfire near Valdesamario (Jul 28)

Started · size estimated by satellite

Estimated size
230 hectares
from satellite heat
Lasted
3 days
from Jul 28, 2026
Wildfire near Valdesamario (Jul 28) — Sentinel-2 true color Wildfire near Valdesamario (Jul 28) — Sentinel-2 SWIR (fuego) True view Fire view
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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

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

The story so far

Summary written on Jul 29, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.

An active wildfire burning near Valdesamario, Spain, has charred 230 hectares (568 acres) since it started on July 28, 2026. Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from the fire front alongside nine recent thermal detections clustering nearby.

In context

This wildfire burned in Spain for 2 days. In total it burned about 230 ha (568 acres) — around 2.3 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.

The bigger picture in Spain

Across Spain, roughly 301,413 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 216% above the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus EFFIS.

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