Started on Sep 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
A moderate heat signature is currently being detected by satellites over an active wildfire burning near Jonuta, Mexico, which has scorched 100 hectares, equivalent to 247 acres, since it started on September 3, 2026. Monitoring systems have also picked up five distinct heat detections in the surrounding area over the past 48 hours, illustrating the current reach and distribution of the active front.
This incident unfolds during a broader national picture where 1,312,686 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, marking a total that sits 70% below the two-decade average. For this region, the typical fire season generally runs from March to June.
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 1,342,925 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 69% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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