Wildfire
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🟢 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 across the Northwest Territories for 29 days since its July 30 start, an active wildfire has expanded at an average daily growth of approximately 46 hectares per day, reaching a total size of 1,338 hectares, which converts to 3,306 acres.
This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which spans from May to September. Meanwhile, the broader national landscape shows 2,595,525 hectares burned so far in 2026, marking a figure that is 39 percent below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Northwest Territories for 30 days. So far it has affected roughly 1,338 ha (3,306 acres) — about 13 km².
In the Northern Hemisphere, wildfire activity usually peaks during the warm, dry months — roughly May through October.
The bigger picture in Canada
Across Canada, roughly 2,595,525 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 39% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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