Started on Aug 1, 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
Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from the active wildfire burning near Hopelchén, Mexico, with five heat detections registered over the past 48 hours pointing to ongoing spread across the area. The blaze, which covers 100 hectares, or 247 acres, began on August 1, 2026.
This incident unfolds during a regional fire season that typically spans from March to June. At the national level, 1,266,584 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a figure that is 71% below the two-decade average for the country.
In context
This wildfire burned in Mexico for 2 days. In total it burned about 100 ha (247 acres) — around 1.0 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.
The bigger picture in Mexico
Across Mexico, roughly 1,323,300 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 69% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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