Started on Aug 26, 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
Burning near the municipality of Cauto Cristo in Cuba, an active wildfire has expanded to cover 200 hectares, or roughly 494 acres, since it started on August 15, 2026. Satellites monitoring the incident are currently picking up a moderate heat signature from the front, alongside eight distinct heat detections clustered nearby over the past 48 hours, illustrating the current spread of the fire.
This ongoing blaze coincides with the region's typical fire season, which generally spans the warm, dry months from roughly May to October.
In context
This wildfire burned in Cuba for 2 days. In total it burned about 200 ha (494 acres) — around 2.0 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.
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