Wildfire near Campo Gallo (Sep 3)
Started on Sep 3, 2026.
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🟢 green = vegetation
🟤 red/brown = burned
🟠 orange = active fire
Imagery: Sentinel-2 (Copernicus). Drag to compare smoke vs. infrared.
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Active fires nearby2 · 100 km
Satellites are picking up a moderate heat signature from an active wildfire burning near Campo Gallo, Argentina, where 24 heat detections have been registered over the past 48 hours. The blaze has scorched 380 hectares, equivalent to 939 acres, since it started on September 3, 2026.
This incident unfolds against a wider national backdrop where 713,932 hectares have burned so far in 2026, tracking 83% below the two-decade average. While the typical fire season in the region runs from December to March, this active fire continues to be monitored as it develops.
In context
This wildfire burned in Argentina for 2 days. In total it burned about 380 ha (939 acres) — around 3.8 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 771,788 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 81% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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