🇩🇿 Algeria: wildfires in August 2026
Over the month, kanari archived 52 significant fire ignitions in Algeria (August 2026). Figures from kanari's fire memory, updated 22 August at 12:00.
"In August 2026, kanari detected 52 significant wildfires in Algeria, 2 of them still active at the last update; the most powerful reached 478 MW."
Fire ignitions per day
Most powerful fires of the month
| Place | First detection (UTC) | Detections | MW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lakhdaria | 18 Aug, 13:38 | 95 | 478 |
| Sidi Mérouane | 4 Aug, 11:10 | 20 | 406 |
| Khenchela | 18 Aug, 13:48 | 49 | 339 |
| Tsabit | 7 Aug, 18:27 | 16 | 242 |
| Aougrout | 4 Aug, 14:57 | 7 | 240 |
| Barbacha | 18 Aug, 15:08 | 35 | 222 |
| Ksar el Boukhari | 19 Aug, 13:38 | 14 | 218 |
| El Menia | 7 Aug, 07:58 | 10 | 179 |
| Sidi Amar | 4 Aug, 14:18 | 53 | 157 |
| Boumahra Ahmed | 7 Aug, 09:39 | 2 | 156 |
Cite these figures
kanari (2026). Wildfires detected, Algeria, August 2026: 52 significant ignitions. https://kanari.io — accessed 2026-08-22.
Methodology: only significant fires are archived (corroborated by witnesses, or above detection and power thresholds); totals are not comparable to exhaustive official tallies. Full methodology and licence.
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