Wildfire near Itá Pucá
Satellite image: NASA MODIS (infrared — active fire in orange/red, from yesterday).
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
An active wildfire spanning 380 hectares (939 acres) is currently burning near Itá Pucá, Argentina, having started on August 26, 2026. Orbiting satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from the active front, while 16 thermal anomalies have been detected in the vicinity over the past 48 hours, highlighting the extent of the spread.
This incident unfolds against a wider national backdrop where 644,648 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, marking a figure that sits 84 percent below the typical two-decade average. For this region, the local fire season generally runs from December to March.
In context
This wildfire burned in Argentina for 2 days. In total it burned about 380 ha (939 acres) — around 3.8 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 715,629 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 83% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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