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Wildfire near Caseara

Active · 380 ha (939 acres) · started 2026-09-12 · updated 2026-09-13

This fire in numbersDay 2
380Hectares939Acres2Days burning

Started on Sep 12, 2026.

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13Active2,542Hotspots 48h5,260Hectares
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Wildfire near Caseara — NASA satellite

Satellite image: NASA MODIS (infrared — active fire in orange/red, from yesterday).

Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).

An active wildfire spanning 380 hectares (939 acres) has been burning near Caseara, Brazil, since it started on September 12, 2026. Operating within a region where the typical fire season runs from August to October, the active blaze is currently producing a moderate heat signature as registered by satellites, alongside 15 heat detections clustering nearby over a 48-hour period.

This incident occurs within a broader national context where 5,310,833 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, marking a figure that is 83% below the two-decade average for the country.

In context

This wildfire has been burning in Brazil for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 380 ha (939 acres) — about 3.8 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 Brazil

Across Brazil, roughly 5,310,833 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 83% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.

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