Started on Jul 23, 2026.
Mexico today7 days
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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
Burning near Jonuta, Mexico, the active wildfire has scorched 100 ha (247 acres) since it started on July 23, 2026. Orbiting satellites are currently picking up a low heat signature, reflecting the modest intensity of the active front.
Monitoring systems have registered 4 heat detections near the area over the past 48 hours, tracking the ongoing spread of the blaze.
In context
This wildfire burned in Mexico for 1 day. In total it burned about 130 ha (321 acres) — around 1.3 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 1,341,187 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 69% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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