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Ended · 100 ha (247 acres) · started 2026-07-22 · updated 2026-07-23

Wildfire — Sentinel-2 true color Wildfire — Sentinel-2 SWIR (fuego) True color Fire (SWIR)
True color (left): as the eye sees it.
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).

Burning in Syria, an active wildfire spanning 100 ha (247 acres) since July 22, 2026, continues to show steady activity as satellites pick up a moderate heat signature from the front. Orbiting instruments have registered eight heat detections in the past 48 hours, indicating ongoing clustering near the perimeter.

In context

This wildfire burned in Syria for 2 days. 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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