Wildfire near Jalapa (Aug 14)
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Fire (SWIR)
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🟢 green = vegetation
🟤 red/brown = burned
🟠 orange = active fire
Imagery: Sentinel-2 (Copernicus). Drag to compare smoke vs. infrared.
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Burning near the city of Jalapa, Mexico, an active wildfire has scorched 100 hectares, equivalent to 247 acres, since it started on August 14, 2026. Satellites are currently picking up a low heat signature from the fire front, accompanied by eight heat detections nearby over the past 48 hours that trace its local spread.
This incident unfolds during a regional fire season that typically runs from March to June. The wider national context shows that 1,282,357 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, tracking 70% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Mexico for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 100 ha (247 acres) — about 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 1,285,315 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 70% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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