Started on Aug 1, 2026.
Mexico todayLive
Yesterday's image: fire shows in orange and red. NASA MODIS
Red dots: heat detected by satellite in the last 48h. NASA FIRMS
Burning near Benito Juárez, Mexico, an active wildfire has scorched 100 hectares, or approximately 247 acres, since it started on August 1, 2026. Satellites tracking the incident are picking up a low heat intensity signature from the peak fire radiative power, while NASA FIRMS has registered four heat detections in the surrounding area over the past 48 hours.
This event occurs outside the region's typical fire season, which usually spans from March to June. Across the country, the broader fire landscape shows 1,268,128 hectares burned so far in 2026, tracking 71% below the two-decade average.
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 1,323,300 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 69% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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