Started on Sep 10, 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 Ciudad Victoria, Mexico, an active wildfire has scorched 100 hectares, or 247 acres, since it started on September 10, 2026. Orbiting satellites are currently picking up an intense heat signature from the active front, alongside four separate thermal detections clustered nearby over the last 48 hours to mark the fire's recent spread.
This incident unfolds during a broader national landscape where 1,315,613 hectares have burned so far in 2026, tracking 70% below the country's two-decade average. While Mexico's typical fire season spans from March to June, this September blaze continues to burn actively across the landscape.
In context
This wildfire burned in Mexico for less than a day. 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 1,342,198 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 69% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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