Wildfire near Tintina, Argentina (2026)

Wildfire near Tintina — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near Tintina — Sentinel-2 SWIR (fuego)

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True view (left): as the eye sees it.
Fire view (right): infrared (SWIR), sees through smoke and brings out the heat.

🟢 green = vegetation
🟤 brown = already burned
🟠 orange = fire right now

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Green: vegetationBrown: already burnedOrange: fire right nowSentinel-2 · Copernicus

The story so far

About 30 km northeast of Tintina.

Summary written on Aug 8, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.

An active wildfire in Argentina has consumed 350 hectares, equivalent to 865 acres, since it started on August 7, 2026. Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from the blaze, accompanied by 14 heat detections nearby over the last 48 hours, indicating ongoing fire activity.

This incident occurs within a broader national context where 578,109 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a figure that is 86 percent below the two-decade average. While the current blaze burns actively, Argentina's typical fire season spans from December to March.

In context

This wildfire burned in Argentina for 2 days. In total it burned about 400 ha (988 acres) — around 4.0 km². That size is an estimate from satellite hotspots, not a measured area.

In the Southern Hemisphere the season runs the other way, peaking roughly from November through March.