Started on Aug 26, 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
Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature at an active wildfire burning near Añatuya, Argentina, where 27 heat detections have been registered over the past 48 hours. Having started on August 26, 2026, the blaze has grown to cover 330 hectares, which is equivalent to 815 acres.
While this incident unfolds in a region where the typical fire season runs from December to March, the broader national landscape shows a different trend. So far in 2026, 644,648 hectares have burned across the country, a figure that remains 84 percent below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Argentina for 2 days. In total it burned about 330 ha (815 acres) — around 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 791,628 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 81% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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