Wildfire near Studienka, Slovakia (2026)

Wildfire near Studienka — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near Studienka — 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 29, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.

Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from the active Wildfire in sk, which has been burning since July 28, 2026. The blaze has scorched 280 hectares, equivalent to 692 acres.

Orbiting sensors have registered 11 thermal detections near the perimeter over the last 48 hours, illustrating the current spread of the fire.

In context

This wildfire burned in Slovakia for 2 days. In total it burned about 280 ha (692 acres) — around 2.8 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.