Wildfire near Vega de Espinareda, Spain (2026)

Wildfire near Vega de Espinareda — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near Vega de Espinareda — 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 west of Vega de Espinareda.

Summary written on Aug 1, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.

A moderate heat intensity fire is currently active near Vega de Espinareda, Spain, having burned 350 hectares or 865 acres since it started on July 31, 2026. Satellites are picking up 14 heat signatures clustered nearby in the 48 hours, illustrating the current spread of the fire front across the landscape.

This active blaze unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which runs from June to October. The broader environmental picture in Spain is severe, with 221,383 hectares burned so far in 2026, marking a figure 132% above the two-decade average.

In context

This wildfire burned in Spain for 2 days. In total it burned about 350 ha (865 acres) — around 3.5 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.