EndedUpdated · Source: NASA FIRMS

Wildfire near Fuerte Olimpo (Jul 29)

Started · size estimated by satellite

Estimated size
380 hectares
from satellite heat
Lasted
3 days
from Jul 29, 2026
Wildfire near Fuerte Olimpo (Jul 29) — Sentinel-2 true color Wildfire near Fuerte Olimpo (Jul 29) — Sentinel-2 SWIR (fuego) True view Fire view
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True view (left): as the eye sees it.
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

The story so far

About 65 km northwest of Fuerte Olimpo.

Summary written on Jul 30, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.

Burning near Fuerte Olimpo in Paraguay, an active wildfire has consumed 380 ha (939 acres) since it started on 2026-07-29. Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature alongside 19 heat detections over the past 48 hours, signaling significant activity.

In context

This wildfire burned in Paraguay for 2 days. In total it burned about 380 ha (939 acres) — around 3.8 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.

The bigger picture in Paraguay

Across Paraguay, roughly 764,892 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 75% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.

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