Started on Oct 8, 2026.
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 over an active wildfire burning near Huancullani, Peru, with 18 thermal detections clustering nearby over the past 48 hours to map the blaze's rapid spread. Having ignited on October 8, 2026, the fast-moving fire has already consumed 450 hectares, equivalent to 1,112 acres, within the region's dry season.
This incident unfolds against a broader national backdrop in which 309,319 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, tracking 66 percent below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Peru for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 450 ha (1,112 acres) — about 4.5 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 Peru
Across Peru, roughly 309,319 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 66% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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