Wildfire near Itiquira
Satellite image: NASA MODIS (infrared — active fire in orange/red, from yesterday).
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from the active wildfire burning near Itiquira, Brazil, where 28 heat detections have been registered over the past 48 hours. Having started on August 12, 2026, the fire has grown to encompass 700 hectares, equivalent to 1,730 acres.
The blaze is occurring within the region's typical fire season, which spans from August to October. Despite this current activity, the broader national landscape reflects a remarkably suppressed fire year, with 2,580,053 hectares burned so far in 2026, marking a 92% decrease compared to the two-decade country average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Brazil for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 700 ha (1,730 acres) — about 7.0 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 Brazil
Across Brazil, roughly 2,580,053 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 92% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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