Wildfire near Vezirköprü
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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).
Burning near Vezirköprü, Turkey, an active wildfire has scorched 100 hectares, or 247 acres, since it started on July 22, 2026. Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from the burning front, indicating severe thermal energy.
In the past 48 hours, orbital sensors have registered four heat detections near the perimeter, pointing to ongoing activity and local spread.
In context
This wildfire burned in Turkey for 2 days. In total it burned about 100 ha (247 acres) — around 1.0 km².
In the Northern Hemisphere, wildfire activity usually peaks during the warm, dry months — roughly May through October.
The bigger picture in Turkey
Across Turkey, roughly 43,877 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 18% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus EFFIS.
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