Started on Aug 4, 2026.
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Yesterday's image: fire shows in orange and red. NASA MODIS
Red dots: heat detected by satellite in the last 48h. NASA FIRMS
Satellite sensors are currently detecting a moderate heat signature from the active wildfire burning near Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, which has scorched 100 hectares (247 acres) since it started on August 4, 2026. Orbiting equipment over the past 48 hours has identified four distinct thermal detections clustered near the incident, illustrating the localized spread of the burning front.
This active blaze unfolds during a broader national fire landscape where 1,270,869 hectares have burned so far in 2026, placing the total burned area 71% below the two-decade average. While this incident occurs outside the country's typical fire season, which generally runs from March to June, it remains an active monitoring priority.
In context
This wildfire burned in Mexico for 2 days. In total it burned about 100 ha (247 acres) — around 1.0 km².
In the Northern Hemisphere, wildfire activity usually peaks during the warm, dry months — roughly May through October.
The bigger picture in Mexico
Across Mexico, roughly 1,330,853 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 69% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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