Wildfire
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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).
Having burned for 38 days since its start on July 15, 2026, an active wildfire in the Northwest Territories has consumed 1,900 hectares, equivalent to approximately 4,695 acres. The fire has expanded at an average daily growth rate of about 50 hectares per day.
This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which runs from May to September. Meanwhile, the broader national landscape shows 2,446,257 hectares burned so far in 2026, marking a figure that is 42% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Northwest Territories for 40 days. So far it has affected roughly 1,900 ha (4,695 acres) — about 19 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 2,477,370 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 42% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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