Started on Aug 2, 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
Satellites are picking up a moderate heat signature from an active wildfire burning near Ciro Redondo, Cuba, with ten heat detections recorded over the past 48 hours marking the spread of the front. The blaze, which started on August 2, 2026, has grown to encompass 150 hectares, equivalent to 371 acres.
This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which spans the warm and dry months roughly from May to October.
In context
This wildfire burned in Cuba 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.
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