Started on Aug 15, 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 Chiquilá, Mexico, an active 150-hectare (371-acre) wildfire that started on August 15, 2026, is currently exhibiting low satellite heat intensity.
Orbiting sensors have registered six thermal detections over the past 48 hours in the vicinity, mapping the extent of the spread.
This incident unfolds during a broader fire year that has seen 1,285,315 hectares burn across the country so far in 2026, tracking 70% below the two-decade average, despite the regional fire season typically spanning from March to June.
In context
This wildfire burned in Mexico for 2 days. In total it burned about 150 ha (371 acres) — around 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 1,323,805 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 69% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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