Started on Aug 21, 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
An active wildfire is currently burning across 150 ha (371 acres) of land near Cercado Abajo in the Dominican Republic, having started on August 20, 2026. Satellites have registered six thermal anomalies in the vicinity over the past 48 hours, indicating the current spread of the fire across the area during the dry season.
Despite this ongoing activity, orbital sensors are currently picking up a low heat signature from the front, reflecting the prevailing intensity of the burning.
In context
This wildfire burned in Dominican Republic for 2 days. In total it burned about 230 ha (568 acres) — around 2.3 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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