Started on Sep 23, 2026.
Argentina todayLive
Yesterday's image: fire shows in orange and red. NASA MODIS
Red dots: heat detected by satellite in the last 48h. NASA FIRMS
Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from the active wildfire burning near Campo Gallo, Argentina, where 19 heat detections cluster across the area over the last 48 hours. The blaze, which covers 330 hectares or 815 acres, began on September 23, 2026.
This incident unfolds during a wider national backdrop where 860,696 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a figure 79% below the country's two-decade average. This activity arrives well ahead of the region's typical fire season, which runs from December to March.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Argentina for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 330 ha (815 acres) — about 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 880,555 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 79% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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