Started on Aug 3, 2026.
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Green: vegetationBrown: already burnedOrange: fire right nowSentinel-2 · Copernicus
Red dots: heat detected by satellite in the last 48h. NASA FIRMS
Satellites are picking up a moderate heat signature from the active wildfire burning near Jalapa, Mexico, where seven heat detections over the past 48 hours trace the local spread of the front. The fire has consumed 100 hectares, equivalent to 247 acres, since it started on August 3, 2026.
While this incident develops during a period when the typical local fire season generally runs from March to June, it contributes to a broader national picture of reduced activity. Across the country, 1,270,869 hectares have burned so far in 2026, tracking 71% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Mexico for 2 days. In total it burned about 100 ha (247 acres) — around 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 1,332,286 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 69% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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