Wildfire near Zitouna, Algeria (2026)

Wildfire near Zitouna — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near Zitouna — 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

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

Summary written on Jul 24, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.

Burning near Zitouna, Algeria, an active wildfire spanning 100 hectares, or approximately 247 acres, has been tracked by satellites registering five heat detections over the past 48 hours.

First reported on July 23, 2026, the ongoing blaze continues to burn with a moderate satellite heat intensity.

In context

This wildfire burned in Algeria for 2 days. In total it burned about 100 ha (247 acres) — around 1.0 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.