Wildfire near Ciro Redondo (Aug 2), Cuba (2026)

Wildfire near Ciro Redondo (Aug 2) — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near Ciro Redondo (Aug 2) — Sentinel-2 SWIR (fuego)

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True view (left): as the eye sees it.
Fire view (right): infrared (SWIR), sees through smoke and brings out the heat.

🟢 green = vegetation
🟤 brown = already burned
🟠 orange = fire right now

Drag to compare: normal photo on the left, heat brought out on the right.

Green: vegetationBrown: already burnedOrange: fire right nowSentinel-2 · Copernicus

The story so far

About 20 km east of Ciro Redondo.

Summary written on Aug 2, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.

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. That size is an estimate from satellite hotspots, not a measured area.

Close to the tropics, fires tend to follow the dry season and are often linked to land-clearing rather than a single summer peak.