Started on Aug 29, 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 Carmelo Peralta, Paraguay. The blaze, which began on August 29, 2026, has already consumed 300 hectares, equivalent to 741 acres. Across the wider landscape, twelve recent heat detections have been recorded by NASA FIRMS over a 48-hour period, indicating how the fire has spread throughout the area.
This incident unfolds during a broader national context where 515,298 hectares have burned so far in 2026, a figure that remains 83% below the country's two-decade average. While the fire is currently active, Paraguay's typical fire season generally occurs during the southern summer, roughly spanning from November to March.
In context
This wildfire burned in Paraguay for 2 days. In total it burned about 300 ha (741 acres) — around 3.0 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 Paraguay
Across Paraguay, roughly 735,998 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 76% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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