Wildfire near Carmen
Satellite image: NASA MODIS (infrared — active fire in orange/red, from yesterday).
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Summary in preparation.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Mexico for less than a day. So far it has affected roughly 100 ha (247 acres) — about 1.0 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 Mexico
Across Mexico, roughly 1,259,178 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 71% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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