Wildfires in Izmir Province, Turkey

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. 

The image above shows the various nighttime lights in the region from lights emanating from cities and towns and along highways. The wildfires are identified by overlaying the Fires and Thermal Anomalies layer. 

The Black Marble Nighttime Blue/Yellow Composite (Day/Night Band) is a false-color composite using VIIRS at-sensor radiance and the brightness temperatures from the M15 band. Data are provided by NASA's VJ146A1 product using NOAA-20 platform observations.

Originally designed by the U.S. Naval Research Lab and incorporated into NASA research and applications efforts, the Black Marble false-color scheme shows nighttime city lights in shades of yellow with infrared and nighttime cloud presence in shades of blue. During bright moonlight conditions, moonlight reflected from cloud tops and the land surface may also add a yellow hue to these features. Comparisons of cloud-free conditions before and after a period of significant change, such as new city growth, disasters, fires, or other factors, may exhibit a change in emitted light (yellows) from those features over time.

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