Started on Oct 4, 2026.
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🟤 brown = already burned
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Green: vegetationBrown: already burnedOrange: fire right nowSentinel-2 · Copernicus
Red dots: heat detected by satellite in the last 48h. NASA FIRMS
An active wildfire is currently burning near Zaouiet Medien, Tunisia, having scorched 100 hectares (247 acres) since it began on October 4, 2026. Satellites monitoring the incident are picking up a moderate heat signature from the burning front, while recent data shows six distinct heat detections clustered nearby over the past 48 hours, illustrating the current spread of the fire.
This active blaze is occurring within Tunisia's typical fire season, which generally spans the warm, dry months from roughly May to October.
In context
This wildfire burned in Tunisia for 1 day. 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.
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