Wildfire near Campo Gallo (Sep 10), Argentina (2026)

Wildfire near Campo Gallo (Sep 10) — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near Campo Gallo (Sep 10) — 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 southeast of Campo Gallo.

Burning near Campo Gallo, Argentina, a wildfire that began on September 10, 2026, has now ended after a span of 43 days. Satellites previously detected a moderate heat intensity from the fire front, alongside 3 heat signatures clustered nearby indicating the extent of the spread over its duration, culminating in an estimated size of 300 hectares, or 741 acres.

This event unfolds during a broader national fire context where 1,029,372 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a figure that is 75% below the country's two-decade average. Such activity occurs outside the region's typical fire season, which usually runs from December to March.

In context

This wildfire burned in Argentina for 2 days. In total it burned about 300 ha (741 acres) — around 3.0 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.