Wildfire
Satellite image: NASA MODIS (infrared — active fire in orange/red, from yesterday).
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Burning in Argentina, an active wildfire has reached 780 hectares (1,927 acres) since it started on July 28, 2026. Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from the front, reflecting the high radiative power of the blaze.
The fire's expansion is underscored by 68 heat detections clustered nearby over the past 48 hours, highlighting the extent to which the active perimeter has spread.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Argentina for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 780 ha (1,927 acres) — about 7.8 km².
In the Southern Hemisphere the season runs the other way, peaking roughly from November through March.
The bigger picture in Argentina
Across Argentina, roughly 526,247 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 87% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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