Started on Sep 27, 2026.
Argentina today7 days
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 from an active wildfire burning near Ingeniero Guillermo N. Juárez, Argentina, where sensors have registered 60 heat detections over the past 48 hours. The fast-developing blaze, which started on September 27, 2026, has already consumed 530 hectares, equivalent to 1,310 acres.
This incident unfolds during a broader national landscape where Argentina has recorded 926,794 hectares burned so far in 2026, tracking 77 percent below the two-decade average. While the local typical fire season spans from December to March, this September fire demonstrates active behavior well outside that peak window.
In context
This wildfire burned in Argentina for 1 day. In total it burned about 530 ha (1,310 acres) — around 5.3 km².
In the Southern Hemisphere the season runs the other way, peaking roughly from November through March.
The bigger picture in Argentina
Across Argentina, roughly 1,008,508 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 75% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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