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
Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from an active wildfire burning near Campo Gallo, Argentina, where 20 heat detections over the last 48 hours trace the local spread of the front. The fire, which started on September 24, 2026, has already consumed 300 hectares (741 acres) in the area.
This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which runs from December to March. Nationally, the broader context shows that 885,149 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, marking a figure that is 78% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Argentina for 2 days. In total it burned about 300 ha (741 acres) — around 3.0 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 1,008,508 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 75% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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