Wildfire near Bacalar (Jul 31)
Started on Jul 31, 2026.
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Imagery: Sentinel-2 (Copernicus). Drag to compare smoke vs. infrared.
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Satellites are picking up a moderate heat signature from an active wildfire burning near Bacalar, Mexico, where four heat detections have been registered over the past 48 hours. The blaze, which started on July 31, 2026, has currently charred 100 hectares, equivalent to 247 acres.
This incident occurs against the backdrop of the country's wider fire activity in 2026. A total of 1,266,584 hectares have burned so far this year, placing the national burned area 71 percent below the two-decade average. Typically, the region experiences its fire season from March to June.
In context
This wildfire burned in Mexico for 2 days. In total it burned about 100 ha (247 acres) — around 1.0 km².
Close to the tropics, fires tend to follow the dry season and are often linked to land-clearing rather than a single summer peak.
The bigger picture in Mexico
Across Mexico, roughly 1,315,613 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 70% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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