Started on Aug 9, 2026.
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Yesterday's image: fire shows in orange and red. NASA MODIS
Red dots: heat detected by satellite in the last 48h. NASA FIRMS
Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from an active wildfire burning near Juara, Brazil, where 12 distinct heat detections have been registered over the past 48 hours. The blaze, which covers 300 hectares (741 acres), started on August 9, 2026, and continues to burn actively in a region where the typical fire season runs from August to October.
This incident unfolds against a broader national backdrop of relatively suppressed fire activity. Across the country, 2,379,159 hectares have burned so far in 2026, a total that tracks 92% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Brazil for 2 days. In total it burned about 300 ha (741 acres) — around 3.0 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 5,517,902 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 82% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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