Wildfire near Centla (Aug 4)
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🟤 red/brown = burned
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Imagery: Sentinel-2 (Copernicus). Drag to compare smoke vs. infrared.
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Burning near Centla, Mexico, an active wildfire spanning 150 hectares (371 acres) has been tracked since August 4, 2026. Satellites are currently picking up a moderate heat signature from the front, alongside six heat detections clustering nearby over the past 48 hours to indicate how far the fire has spread.
This incident unfolds during a regional fire season that typically spans from March to June. Across the country, the broader wildfire context shows that 1,270,869 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a total that sits 71% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Mexico for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 150 ha (371 acres) — about 1.5 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 1,270,869 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 71% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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