Wildfire near Encrucijada
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Fire (SWIR)
Infrared / SWIR (right): sees through smoke.
🟢 green = vegetation
🟤 red/brown = burned
🟠 orange = active fire
Imagery: Sentinel-2 (Copernicus). Drag to compare smoke vs. infrared.
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Burning near Encrucijada, Cuba, the active wildfire spans 230 hectares (568 acres) since it started on July 28, 2026. Satellites are currently picking up a low heat signature from the fire front.
In the surrounding area, orbital sensors have detected a cluster of 10 heat detections over the past 48 hours, mapping the ongoing activity of the blaze.
In context
This wildfire burned in Cuba for 2 days. In total it burned about 300 ha (741 acres) — around 3.0 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.
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