Started on Sep 25, 2026.
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Green: vegetationBrown: already burnedOrange: fire right nowSentinel-2 · Copernicus
Red dots: heat detected by satellite in the last 48h. NASA FIRMS
An active wildfire is burning near Añatuya, Argentina, having scorched 330 hectares (815 acres) since it started on September 25, 2026. Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from the front, alongside 26 heat detections clustering nearby over the last 48 hours to mark the spread of the fire.
This incident unfolds during a broader national landscape where 885,149 hectares have burned so far in 2026, placing the burned area 78% below the country's two-decade average. While the local fire season typically runs from December to March, this active blaze continues to be monitored in the region.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Argentina for less than a day. So far it has affected roughly 330 ha (815 acres) — about 3.3 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 885,149 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 78% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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