Started on Oct 17, 2026.
Bolivia todayLive
Yesterday's image: fire shows in orange and red. NASA MODIS
Red dots: heat detected by satellite in the last 48h. NASA FIRMS
Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature at an active wildfire near Corque, Bolivia, where 12 separate thermal detections have registered over the past 48 hours. The blaze, which ignited on October 17, 2026, has currently consumed 300 hectares, equivalent to 741 acres, during the region's typical fire season of the dry season.
This incident unfolds within a broader national context where 1,361,984 hectares have burned across Bolivia so far in 2026. Despite this localized intense activity, the cumulative national burned area remains 79% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Bolivia for less than a day. So far it has affected roughly 350 ha (865 acres) — about 3.5 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.
The bigger picture in Bolivia
Across Bolivia, roughly 1,361,984 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 79% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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