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Fire view (right): infrared (SWIR), sees through smoke and brings out the heat.
🟢 green = vegetation
🟤 brown = already burned
🟠 orange = fire right now
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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
The story so far
Summary written on Aug 1, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.
An active wildfire covering 130 hectares, or approximately 321 acres, is currently burning near the city of Commune Chardonnieres in Haiti. Having started on July 31, 2026, the ongoing blaze continues to pose threats locally as it burns against the backdrop of the region's typical fire season, which coincides with the dry season.
Satellite monitoring reveals moderate heat intensity associated with the front, indicating steady combustion. Additionally, sensors have registered five distinct heat detections over the past 48 hours, illustrating the localized spread and active footprint of the fire near Commune Chardonnieres.
In context
This wildfire burned in Haiti for 2 days. In total it burned about 130 ha (321 acres) — around 1.3 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.
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