Large wildfires burning in Izmir Province, Turkey, are seen in the image above. The large cluster of fire points in the center of the image are burning near the Aegean coastal town of Cesme, and the large cluster of fires to the east of that are burning near the town of Odemis. These fires are thought to have been sparked by electrical lines and quickly ignited dry grasses. Fierce winds then fueled the fire's spread. The region has been experiencing a heat wave, low humidity, and strong winds, providing optimal conditions for fires to spread fast.
The true-color corrected reflectance image was captured on July 3, 2025, by the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) aboard the joint NASA/NOAA Suomi NPP platform and is overlaid with the Fires and Thermal Anomalies layer, represented as red dots on the map.